9/11 Commission Report One Year Later

National Constitution Center
1 hr 11 min 33 sec - Sep 22, 2005
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The National Constitution Center hosts a town meeting on the 9/11 Commission with former Commissioners Richard Ben-Veniste and former Senator Slade Gorton. This meeting examines the state of American and global security in light of the recent terror attacks on London and Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt. National Constitution President and CEO Richard Stengel moderates.

The bipartisan 9/11 Commission was composed of ten renowned statesmen and scholars, holding highly publicized hearings with government leaders in current and past administrations. The 9/11 Commission Report was heralded as an important bipartisan step toward increasing the nation's security.

Senator Slade Gorton represented Washington State in the United States Senate for 18 years.

Richard Ben-Veniste is among the nation's foremost lawyers. He served chief minority counsel to the Senate Whitewater Committee. From 1973 to 1975, he served as chief of the Watergate Task Force of the Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office.

Located on Philadelphia's Independence Mall, the National Constitution Center is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing public understanding of the U.S. Constitution and its relevance to Americans' daily lives. For more information visit www.constitutioncenter.org.
Speaker: Slade Gorton
Speaker: Richard Ben-Veniste
Moderator: Richard Stengel