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September 11, 2001

Outreach & Support

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“Everybody was very calm, and you could see people coming from everywhere, just converging onto the Mall. We walked down several levels, down to the sort of flat, just before you get to the Mall. And all of us trying to get on our cell phones. And none of our cell phones worked. We wanted to let our families know that we were evacuating and that we were going to be fine. And we believed we would be. Because this was so difficult to take in. Such a difficult thing to, to comprehend. We were all working sort of on automatic.”
— Eve Butler-Gee, June 20, 2011
    Journal Clerk, Office of the Clerk

Video

Back in the District

The Honorable Michael Ferguson describes waiting for people who never returned home.
The Honorable Michael Ferguson, U.S. Representative of New Jersey
Interview recorded May 18, 2011 – Deed of Gift

After the Evacuation

Reverend Daniel Coughlin remembers providing comfort after the evacuation of the Capitol.
Reverend Daniel Coughlin, Chaplain, U.S. House of Representatives
Interview recorded May 27, 2011 – Deed of Gift

Press Conference Outside the Capitol

John Feehery recalls planning for a press conference at the Capitol on the evening of September 11th.
John Feehery, Press Secretary, Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert of Illinois
Interview recorded May 10, 2011 – Deed of Gift

Coming Together

Tina Tate remembers the press conference at the Capitol the evening of September 11th.
Tina Tate, Director, House of Representatives Radio/TV Gallery
Interview recorded December 4, 2009 – Deed of Gift

Eerie Afternoon

Jeannie Payne describes the Capitol on September 11th.
Jeannie Payne, Tour Guide, Capitol Guide Service
Interview recorded June 16, 2011 – Deed of Gift

Audio

Press Conference on East Front

Press Conference on East Front
Jim Mills, Senior Capitol Hill Producer, Fox News Channel
Jim Mills explains the press conference at the Capitol on the evening of September 11th.
Jim Mills, Senior Capitol Hill Producer, Fox News Channel
Interview recorded June 17, 2011 – Deed of Gift
Transcript (PDF)
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