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9/11 Public Discourse Project: Advancing National Security Awareness

Overview of the Project's Mission and Activities

The 9/11 Public Discourse Project (PDP) was established by the members of the 9/11 Commission after its dissolution in August 2004. Operating as a non-profit organization, the PDP aimed to educate the American public on the Commission's findings and the importance of implementing its recommendations to enhance national security. The project ceased operations on December 31, 2005 Wikipedia.

Key Objectives and Initiatives

The PDP's primary mission was to serve as an information clearinghouse, responding to public and media inquiries regarding the 9/11 Commission's work. Its activities included:

The 9/11 Public Discourse Project ceased operations on December 31.

  • Statement (PDF)
  • PDP educational events and public appearances (PDF)

The 9/11 Commission Report: The Unfinished Agenda: A series of public events assessing the progress of reform since the 9/11 Commission Report.

Latest News
December 16 Op-ed: Terrorists will strike again (PDF)
James R. Thompson, The Chicago Tribune
December 5 FINAL REPORT ON 9/11 COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
  • Final Report on 9/11 Commission Recommendation (PDF)
  • One page summary of grades (PDF)
  • Prepared Statement (PDF)
December 5 Op-ed: A Formula for Disaster (PDF)
Thomas H. Kean & Lee H. Hamilton, The New York Times
November 21 Letter by Slade Gorton and Tim Roemer on Able Danger in The Wall Street Journal (PDF)
November 14 9/11 Commissioners Issue Third Report on Recommendations
Part III: Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy, and Nonproliferation

  • Download the Report (PDF)
  • Remarks (PDF)
November 8 Lee H. Hamilton Testifies on Information Sharing - House Committee on Homeland Security (PDF)
November 1 Kean-Hamilton letter on first responder funding formulas, PATRIOT Act Conference (PDF)
October 26 Slade Gorton testifies on Terrorism and Emergency Preparedness after Katrina - Senate Judiciary Committee (PDF)
October 20 9/11 Commissioners Issue Second Report on Recommendations
Part II: Reforming the Institutions of Government

  • Download the Report (PDF)
  • Remarks (PDF)
  • C-SPAN: Event Summary and Photos
October 19 Richard Ben-Veniste Testifies on Intelligence and Information Analysis within the Department of Homeland Security (PDF) (PDF)
September 29 Timothy J. Roemer Testifies on Radio Spectrum for First Responders - House Committee on Energy and Commerce (PDF)
September 20 Letter from Senator Gorton to Senate Judiciary Committee
September 14 9/11 Commissioners Issue Report on Recommendations
Part I: Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response

  • Download the Report (PDF)
  • Kean-Hamilton Prepared Statement on Report (PDF)
  • C-SPAN: Streaming Video (RealMedia) | Event Summary and Photos
September 13 Kean-Hamilton Statement on Re-Release of the 9/11 Commission Monograph on the Four Flights and Civil Aviation Security (PDF)

National Archives: 9/11 Commission Records

September 11 Op-ed: Sept. 11's Unfinished Business (PDF)
Thomas H. Kean & Lee H. Hamilton, The San Jose Mercury News
September 9 Op-ed: Reviewing Our Defenses, Four Years After 9/11 (PDF)
Thomas H. Kean & Lee H. Hamilton, The Forward (NY)

 

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December 5: Report Card on Recommendations
Final Report on 9/11 Commmission Recommendations

  • Final Report on 9/11 Commission Recommendation (PDF)
  • One page summary of grades (PDF)
  • Prepared Statement (PDF)

November 14: Report Card on Recommendations
Part III: Foreign Policy, Public Diplomacy, and Nonproliferation

  • Download the Report (PDF)
  • Remarks (PDF)

October 20: Report Card on Recommendations
Part II: Reforming the Institutions of Government

  • Download the Report (PDF)
  • Remarks (PDF)

September 14: Report Card on Recommendations
Part I: Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response

  • Download the Report (PDF)
  • Kean-Hamilton Prepared Statement on Report (PDF)

National Archives: 9/11 Commission Records

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