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Sept. 7: Col. (Ret.) Tom Matthews, WMD division chief at the Pentagon
Up one levelOn the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, COL (Ret.) Tom Matthews was the chief of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Division of the Joint Staff in the National Command Center inside the Pentagon. He was there when terrorists flew American Airlines Flight 77 — traveling at 350 mph — into the west side of the Pentagon, killing 64 onboard and 126 Pentagon employees on the ground. Mr. Matthews will bring his perspective concerning the events of 9/11 to the George Bush Presidential Library on Thursday, Sept. 7, as the first speaker for the 2006-2007 season of the ICHS Lecture Series. As the Special Assistant to the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, Mr. Matthews will also address our nation’s new approach to intelligence and our prospects for victory in the war on terror. The lecture begins at 6:30 p.m. in the library’s orientation theater. A reception for Mr. Matthews starts at 6 p.m. in the library rotunda. Both are free of charge and open to the public.
