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Thomas H. Kean
CHAIR July 18,2003
Lee H. Hamilton Ms. Lucy Erickson
VICE CHAIR
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Richard Ben-Veniste
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Max Cleland
Ms. Erickson,
Frederick F. Fielding

Jamie S. Gorelick The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, known as the
9-11 Commission, would like to request a copy of CNN's coverage on September,
Slade Gorton 11, 2001 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
John F. Lehman
Created by the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-306), the Commission is
Timothy J. Roemer tasked with writing the authoritative account of the events on 9-11-01 and reporting
to Congress and the Administration in May, 2003. Your coverage on that day is
James R. Thompson indispensable to the Commission's on-going investigation of the exact time and
sequence of events on that historic day. In donating the tapes, not only would CNN
Philip D. Zelikow
be assisting the Commission fulfill its mandate, it would also be committing a
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR valuable public service. In return, the Commission would credit CNN for its
contribution to the investigation in the final report.

Unfortunately, the Commission's initial purchase of "CNN's Breaking News:

September 11, 2001" from FDCH/eMedia insufficiently met our needs. The
coverage began sometime after the second plane hit the Trade Center. Because the
coverage was not time-stamped, the exact time of reporting could not be ascertained
from the tape. To be useful to the Commission, the tapes would have to be time-
stamped and begin at 8:00 a.m.

As you consider this request, please visit our website at

www.9-1 lcommission.gov to learn more about the Commission, or contact me
directly at 202-401-1770.

Your assistance on this matter would be greatly appreciated by the Commission.

Thank you, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely,

Lisa Sullivan
Staff Assistant

301 7th Street SW, Room 5125

Washington, DC 20407
T 202.331.4060 F 202.296.5545
www.9-llcommission.gov