Field hearing here within a space defined by the remaining of the onal structure World Trade Center, at what was 18 years ago this week, the of ground zero, makes todays program especially meaningful. Many of you toured the museum last night, some for the first time. The events we chronicle here, he lives we remember, and the aspirations we embrace for a orld free from the scourge of activism are inextricably linked to the work of this committee the topics you will discuss today. Here at the 9 11 memorial and testify to the largest loss of life resulting from a foreign attack on soil. Can and the single greatest loss of escued personnel in a single event in american history. Our exhibitions and programs collective experience of profound shock, andecedented vulnerability, overwhelming grief caused by the attacks. Take away more remaincautionary tale to vigilant to continued threats by sharing the man any follow of courage, coassion and service in response to 9 11, this museum of who we
Lights in here, because youre all going to be on tv. Cspan is taping tonight. Im kidding, youre not going to be on cspan, the speaker will be on cspan. When we get to the q a, they usually want to bring a mic down so they can record it. So if you have a question, just try to wait until they bring the mic to you so we dont have to repeat it. The speaker will repeat the questions so you can hear, but this is so they can hear it or however they work it. Our speaker tonight is david robarge, received a phd at columbia university. After teaching at columbia, banker david rockefeller, media studies at columbia, he joined the cia in 1989 and later became a political and leadership analyst on the middle east. Dr. Robarge moved to the cia history staff in 1996 and was appointed chief historian of the cia in 2005. Hes published several classified works as well as unclassified mono graphs on supersonic Reconnaissance Aircraft and intelligence the American Revolution and biography as director of C
The hearing took place. In the national 9 11 memorial and museum in new york city, just ahead of the 18th anniversary of the attacks. You, chairman johnson, Ranking Member peters and Committee Members, my name is Alice Greenwald, resident of the ceo of the 9 11 memorial museum. On behalf of everyone associated with the memorial and the museum, i want to express our sincere gratitude for your commitment to securing the safety of our nation. We are honored to have secretaries chertoff, napolitano, and johnson here with us. And i want to thank each of you for your service to the nation. The decision to hold this public field hearing here, within a space defined by the remaining foundational structure of the World Trade Center at what was 18 years ago this week, the epicenter of ground zero, makes todays program especially meaningful. I know many of you toured the museum last night, some for the first time. Museum last night, some for the first time. The events we chronicle here, he lives
Is taping tonight. Im kidding, youre not going to be on tv. When we get to the q a they usually want to bring a microphone down so they can record it. If you have a question try to wait until they bring the microphone to you so we dont have to repeat it the speaker will repeat the question so that you can hear it but this is so they can hear it however they work its. Our speaker received his phd in American History from columbia university. After teaching at columbia and working for David Rockefeller and the good at center from media at columbia he joined the cia in 1989 and later became a political and leadership analyst on the middle east. He moved to the cia history and was appointed chief historian of the cia and 2005. He has published several classified works as well as unclassified monographs on the supersonic Reconnaissance Aircraft and the american revolution. Hes the director of intelligence who was recently declassified. Counterintelligence, covert actions and technical colle
Anything of active democratic voting and significant raining. This event marks the 12th installment of bob and Elizabeth Dole series on leadership. Some of us now the purpose of this leadership is to call on leaders of national politics, arts and education to grapple with what are the characteristics that allow some people to enable true leadership and to struggle to overcome the obstacles, diverse interests that are part of the dynamic and true democracy, and the first Year Anniversary with 3 legislators who live this question every single day. We are proud to name the series in honor of extraordinary service, the true partisans of the truest sense of overlong careers have real adversity and showing confidence in and creativity to dignify differences and build coalitions and make the country a better place. When senator dole joins senator baker there were a few ideas about a little context for today. And met a partisan, actually recognize the story of the country is not 200 years of c