Adjusting to a New Reality
“We landed and there were all sorts of people with, with automatic weapons and SWAT gear surrounding us, surrounding the helicopters, guarding the Members when we were on the steps . . . there was just, there was a real feeling–it was dusk, you could see the smoke coming out of the Pentagon. There was a real feeling of, ‘Boy, this is something new and different that we’ve never been through before.’”
— Steve Elmendorf, June 1, 2011
Chief of Staff, Representative Richard
A. Gephardt of Missouri
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Questions after the Attack
Uncertainty after September 11th.
Security Changes
Lasting effects of September 11th on security at the Capitol.
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September 12th
Personal recollections of the day after the attacks.