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APPENDIX C
COMMISSION HEARINGS
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The Commission held 12 public hearings during the course of its investiga-
tion, convening for a total of 19 days and receiving testimony from 160 wit-
nesses. The following is a list of hearings and witnesses in order of their
appearance. All witnesses appearing during the 2004 calendar year testified
under oath.
FIRST PUBLIC HEARING
Alexander Hamilton Customs House, New York, N.Y.
March 31­April 1, 2003
The Honorable George Pataki, Governor, State of New York
The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor, City of New York
The Experience of the Attack
Harry Waizer, survivor, Cantor Fitzgerald, LP
David Lim, Police Department, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Lee Ielpi, Fire Department of New York (retired)
Lieutenant Colonel Brian Birdwell, United States Army
Craig Sincock, United States Army (retired)
Representatives of the Victims
Stephen Push, Families of September 11
Mary Fetchet,Voices of September 11
Mindy Kleinberg, September 11 Advocates
Allison Vadhan, Families of Flight 93
The Attackers, Intelligence, and Counterterrorism Policy
Daniel Byman, Georgetown University
Abraham D. Sofaer, Hoover Institution
Brian Jenkins, RAND Corporation
Magnus Ranstorp, University of St. Andrews
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