September 2001
On the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked four planes and attacked the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. (with one plane crashing before reaching its destination). 2,977 people died that day (not counting the terrorists).
Senator Hagel and his staff evacuated Capitol Hill. In the weeks following, Hagel's schedule was filled with meetings, briefings, interviews, and other appointments related to the attacks. The schedules shown here highlight Hagel's activities on selected days between September 12th and the 25th.
Schedule, September 11, 2001 (5 pages) -- Senator Hagel did not keep to this schedule, needless to say.
Schedule, September 12, 2001 (2 pgs) -- Hagel staff crossed out many of the appointments (especially on page 2) scheduled for the day after the attacks. They added an interview with the BBC and a Senate Foreign Relations Committee briefing ("maybe by Sec. [of Defense] Rumsfeld").
Schedule, September 13, 2001 -- Again, Hagel staff crossed out several appointments. This day they added a Bipartisan Senators' Luncheon in the Senate Dining Room.
Memo of September 14, 2001, regarding Hagel's meetings the following week with the Lincoln Journal Star and the Omaha World-Herald editorial boards. The only topic would be September 11.
Schedule, September 17, 2001 -- Hagel traveled to Nebraska on a trip planned prior to September 11. Though he kept his itinerary, the substance of his appointments undoubtedly changed. This schedule indicates he met with administrators and addressed students at Bellevue University; the topic of both meeting and speech was obvious.
Schedule, September 21, 2001 -- On this day, Hagel was scheduled to give a radio interview on the "terrorist attacks" and attend a Senate Republican Conference to deal with "Pending business in light of the tragedy," though he had several other more routine appointments throughout the day.
Schedule, September 25, 2001 -- On this day, Hagel was scheduled to attend a presentation on "changes in the economy since...the events of September 11" and tape a radio interview about the attacks.