Victims of the Attacks
September 11 attacks: victims Government exhibit of photographs showing all but 92 of the victims killed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Annual Reading of the Names from NYC on September 11, 2024.
9/11 Memorial & Museum Collection
Investigations
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FBI Investigation into 9/11
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The 9-11 Commission ReportThe 9/11 Commission, officially known as the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, was a bipartisan body established to investigate the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Its main goals were to provide a comprehensive account of the attacks, including preparedness and response, and to offer recommendations to prevent future terrorist attacks. The Commission's report, released in 2004, contained 41 recommendations for strengthening national security.
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Books in NVC Library
The Only Plane in the Sky
In The Only Plane in the Sky, Garrett Graff tells the story of the day as it was lived--in the words of those who lived it. Drawing on never-before-published transcripts, declassified documents, original interviews, and oral histories from nearly five hundred government officials, first responders, witnesses, survivors, friends, and family members, he paints the most vivid and human portrait of the September 11 attacks yet.
New York September 11 by Magnum Photographers
The first book to document the terrorist attack on the WTC - from the moment of impact and the collapse of the Twin Towers to the rescue efforts at Ground Zero of the police officers, firefighters, emergency service personnel and volunteers from all over the US, as well as the family members and friends searching for their lost loved ones.
On the Ground after September 11
A heartfelt collection of extraordinary first-person accounts that delve into every level of the experience of 9/11.
Until the Fires Stopped Burning
Collects interviews with survivors, bystanders, and emergency workers during the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, focusing on the different "zones of sadness" affected by the attack.
America Embattled
What causes Anti- Americanism and where are its historical roots? What is the impact of 9/11 on America's sense of itself and its role in the world? Is America paradoxically a victim of its own political and economic power? This book seeks to understand the terrible attacks of September 11th within a broader historical, political and ideological context.
The 9/11 Commission Report
In November 2002 the United States Congress and President George W. Bush established by law the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission. This independent, bipartisan panel was directed to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks, identify lessons learned, and provide recommendations to safeguard against future acts of terrorism. This volume is the authorized edition of the Commission's final report.
Reframing 9/11
Essays in Reframing 9/11 share a collective drive to encourage new and original approaches for understanding the issues both within and beyond the official political rhetoric of the events of the "The Global War on Terror" and issues of national security.
The Long Shadow of 9/11
In a series of essays, RAND authors lend a farsighted perspective to the national dialogue on 9/11's legacy. The essays assess the military, political, fiscal, social, cultural, psychological, and even moral implications of U.S. policymaking.
The Legacy of 9/11: Views from North America
Written by experts across many fields, the book foregrounds the fallout of 9/11 in Mexico and Canada as opposed to the more commonly discussed impact on the United States. Looking at the event and its aftermath through four lenses--ideas about North America; border, trade, and economics; security and society; and defense--contributors analyze the complex legacy of 9/11.
More Secure, Less Free?
The first comprehensive analysis of the full range of antiterror initiatives undertaken in the United States after the 2001 terrorist attacks Covers the Patriot Act but goes well beyond, analyzing Total Information Awareness, Terrorist Information and Prevention System (TIPS), Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System II (CAPPS II), and a number of other "second wave" antiterror initiatives.
9/11 Memorial
South Tower
April 18, 2024
9/11 Memorial
North Tower
A white rose in a victim's name signifies that it is their birthday. Learn more here.
9/11 Memorial
Museum artifact The Last Column.
9/11 Memorial
A piece by artist Spencer Finch titled “Trying to Remember the Color of the Sky on That September Morning". Learn more here.
9/11 Memorial
North Tower
The fountain had been turned off for maintenance this day.
Streaming Video
Generation 9/11 is an intimate film driven by the stories and personalities of its protagonists, who were born in the wake of a global tragedy which, for them, was also deeply personal. But it is also the story an entire generation that has been shaped by the attacks and their aftermath.
America After 9/11: How 9/11 ushered in an era of fear, mistrust, and division in America. The compromises and consequences for American democracy--from the terror attacks, through four presidencies, wars abroad, and ultimately insurrection at home.
9/11: Truth, Lies, and Conspiracies: Ever since the attacks on America in September 2001, conspiracy theories—some credible, others less so—have persisted about what actually took place. Fifteen years after 9/11, this documentary takes a look at some of the theories surrounding the attacks and investigates whether information is still being held back. The film presents a range of views, from families who say they haven’t been told the full story by the U.S. administration to insiders who say how they believe the attacks could have been prevented.
