National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Testimony (George W. Bush and Dick Cheney)

On Thursday, April 29, 2004, at the White House, President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney will provide a private, non-sworn, non-recorded interview regarding events prior to and after September 11, 2001 with the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission).

Also see:
 * National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Testimony
 * National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Testimony (External Links: March 2004)
 * National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Testimony (External Links: April 2004)
 * National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States: Testimony (Condoleezza Rice)

April 27, 2004

 * Tim Dunlop, "Here comes the Sun King," Road to Surfdom, April 27, 2004.

April 28, 2004

 * Elisabeth Bumiller and Philip Shenon, "Bush-Cheney 9/11 Interview Won't Be Formally Recorded," New York Times, April 28, 2004: "The interview, to begin at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday at the White House, will be recorded by two note takers, one from the White House. Under a pact with the White House that allowed all its 10 members in the interview, the commission is permitted to take a note taker, but not a recording device. The panel said it did not press for a formal transcription of the session, letting the White House decide."
 * "The Chaperone: The President's Date With the 9/11 Commission," Center for American Progress, April 28, 2004.
 * Norah O'Donnell, "9/11 commission to quiz Bush, Cheney. Joint, private testimony at the White House," NBC News, April 28, 2004.
 * Ken Fireman, "9/11 panel session won't be recorded," Newsday, April 28, 2004.

April 29, 2004

 * "The President's Testimony," New York Times Op-Ed, April 29, 2004: "Mr. Bush's reluctant and restrictive cooperation with the panel is consistent with the administration's pattern of stonewalling reasonable requests for documents and testimony and then giving up only the minimum necessary ground when the dispute becomes public. Today's testimony will be in private in the White House, away from reporters or television cameras. The session will not be recorded, and there will be no formal transcript. The president's aides have defended this excessive degree of secrecy with the usual arguments about protecting highly classified information and not wanting to establish dangerous precedents."
 * Paul Waldman, "'A good chance for both of us to answer questions'. Behind the scenes at Bush and Cheney's appearance before the 9/11 commission," The Gadflyer, April 29, 2004. Just for the fun of it!

Post-Interview

 * Philip Shenon and David E. Sanger, "Bush and Cheney Tell 9/11 Panel of '01 Warnings," New York Times, April 30, 2004.
 * David E. Rosenbaum, "Private Testimony Isn't Usually Under Oath," New York Times, April 30, 2004.
 * Alessandra Stanley, "Just How 'Historic' Can an Oval Office Interview Be if It's Not Recorded?," New York Times, April 30, 2004.
 * Dan Eggen and Dana Milbank, "9/11 Panel Questions Bush and Cheney. Members Cite New Details About Strategy," Washington Post, April 30, 2004.
 * "Transcript: Bush Talks to Media After 9/11 Meeting," Washington Post, April 30, 2004.