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The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, commonly known as the 9/11 Commission, was set up on November 27, 2002, to investigate all aspects of the September 11 attacks, the deadliest terrorist attack in world history. It was created by Congressional legislation, which charged it with preparing "a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks", including preparedness by the U.S. federal government for the attacks, the response following the attacks, and steps that can be taken to guard against a future terrorist attack. The 9/11 Commission was chaired by Thomas Kean, a two-term former governor of New Jersey from 1982 until 1990, and included five Democrats and five Republicans. The legislation creating the commission was signed into law by President George W. Bush. The commission's final report, known as the 9/11 Commission Report, was published on July 22, 2004. It is a lengthy 585 pages, including the findings of the commission's extensive interviews and testimony that was received during its investigation. The primary conclusion in the 9/11 Report is that failures of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) permitted the September 11 terrorist attacks to occur and that wiser and more aggressive actions by these agencies could potentially have prevented the attack. After the publication of its final report, the commission closed on August 21, 2004. The commission's website was shut down, but has been archived. History The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States was established on November 27, 2002, by President George W. Bush and the United States Congress, with former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger initially appointed to head the commission. However, Kissinger resigned only weeks after being appointed, to avoid conflicts of interest. Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell was originally appointed as the vice chairman, but he stepped down on December 10, 2002, not wanting to sever ties to his law firm. On December 15, 2002, Bush appointed former New Jersey Governor Tom Kean to head the commission.By the spring of 2003, the commission was off to a slow start, needing additional funding to help it meet its target day for the final report, of May 27, 2004. In late March, the Bush administration agreed to provide an additional $9 million for the commission, though this was $2 million short of what the commission requested. The first hearings were held from March 31 to April 1, 2003, in New York City. Members Thomas Kean (chairman), Republican, former Governor of New Jersey Lee Hamilton (vice chairman), Democrat, former U.S. Representative for the 9th congressional district of Indiana Richard Ben-Veniste, Democrat, attorney and former chief of the Watergate Task Force of the Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office Max Cleland, Democrat, former U.S. Senator from Georgia. Resigned in December 2003, stating that "the White House has played cover-up". Fred F. Fielding, Republican, attorney and former White House Counsel Jamie Gorelick, Democrat, former U.S. Deputy Attorney General in the Clinton Administration Slade Gorton, Republican, former U.S. Senator from Washington Bob Kerrey, Democrat, President of the New School University and former U.S. Senator from Nebraska. He replaced Max Cleland as a Democratic Commissioner, after Cleland's resignation. John Lehman, Republican, former Secretary of the Navy Tim Roemer, Democrat, former U.S. Representative for the 3rd congressional district of Indiana James R. Thompson, Republican, former Governor of IllinoisThe members of the commission's staff included: Philip D. Zelikow, executive director Christopher A. Kojm, deputy executive director Daniel Marcus, general counsel John Farmer Jr., senior counsel Dieter Snell, senior counsel Janice Kephart, counsel Alvin S. Felzenberg, spokesmanU.S. president George W. Bush initially appointed former U.S. Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger as the commission's chairman. Following his appointment, Congress insisted that Kissinger disclose the names of his clients at Kissinger Associates, a New York City-based consulting firm he ran. The firm has long been discreet about its clientele. Kissinger refused to provide Congress with the names of his clients, and resigned as the commission's chairman. U.S. President George W. Bush then appointed Thomas Kean, a two-term governor of New Jersey from 1982 to 1990, as Kissinger's replacement. Testimony Present U.S. federal government officials who were called to testify before the 9/11 Commission included: George W. Bush, U.S. president testified but not under oath in a session that was not officially transcribed because the White House considered it a "private meeting" in which highly classified information would be discussed. Bush asked that his testimony be limited to one hour. However, the meeting lasted for three hours and ten minutes. Bush's testimony took place in the Oval Office. Initially, Bush insisted that he would testify only to the chairman and vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission, but later agreed to testify before the full panel. Dick Cheney, U.S. vice president testified but not under oath. The session was not officially transcribed because the White House considered it a "private meeting" in which highly classified information would be discussed. Cheney's testimony took place in the Oval Office. George Tenet, director of the Central Intelligence Agency Colin Powell, Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State Paul Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary of Defense Tom Ridge, Secretary of Homeland Security and former Governor of Pennsylvania John Ashcroft, Attorney GeneralFormer federal government officials who were called to testify before the 9/11 Commission included: Bill Clinton, former president, testified in private separately from Al Gore. Clinton's testimony was recorded and not limited in time. Al Gore, former vice president, testified in private separately from Bill Clinton. Gore's testimony was recorded and not limited in time. Madeleine Albright, former Secretary of State William Cohen, former Secretary of Defense Sandy Berger, former National Security advisor Richard A. Clarke, former chief counter-terrorism adviser on the National Security Council in the George W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City Janet Reno, former Attorney General Sibel Edmonds, former FBI translatorPresident George W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, former President Bill Clinton, and former Vice President Al Gore all gave private testimony. President Bush and Vice President Cheney insisted on testifying together and not under oath, while Clinton and Gore met with the panel separately. As National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice claimed that she was.... Discover the Philip Shenon popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Philip Shenon books.

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