NPR Coverage Day by Day
On-Air Reports About The Attacks and Their Aftermath

The following is an audio archive of NPR's coverage of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and the events that unfolded in their wake. Audio is indexed by show, with the most recent items listed first.

Sept. 11, 2001

All Things Considered

Reactions Around the US
Robert Siegel speaks with NPR's Ken Barcus in Shanksville, Pa., about the plane that crashed 80 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. Linda Wertheimer talks with NPR's Mandalit DelBarco about the reaction in Los Angeles, where two of the planes were supposed to be headed. NPR's Jackie Northam talks about that with Noah Adams about precautions taken in Chicago, where the Sears Tower was closed. Wertheimer talks with NPR's Philip Davis about reaction in Miami. And Mark Zedechlik of Minnesota Public Radio reports on action taken in the Twin Cities area, where the Mall of America was among the landmarks that were closed. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on demonstrations and praise for the terrorist attacks in Palestinian territory in the Middle East. Wertheimer talks with John Parachini, who runs the Washington office of the Monterey Institute of International Studies' Center for Nonproliferation Studies. They discuss how this attack breaks new ground. Also, Robert Siegel takes us to Bellvue Hospital in New York where some of the injured are being treated.
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Eyewitness Accounts, Washington Aftermath
A recap of what's known about the attacks is followed by some accounts from eyewitnesses. WNYC reporter Maryann McCune is at a triage center in New York City. Noah Adams talks with Robert Siegel about how things unfolded today in New York. And Linda Wertheimer talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the plane crash at the Pentagon. Adams talks with NPR's Barbara Bradley about the FBI investigation into the attacks in New York and Washington. Wertheimer tells us about the aftermath in Washington, where federal buildings and many other businesses were evacuated. Many people chose to walk rather than take the subway or drive.
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Bush's Movements, Historical Perspective
President Bush was in Sarasota, Fla., and made a brief statement after the plane attacks on New York's World Trade Center. Shortly afterward, the plane attack on the Pentagon unfolded, and the president was flown to a secure location, NPR's White House Correspondent Don Gonyea reports. We also hear from eyewitnesses of the day's events. And Noah Adams turns to Columbia University Professor of American History Alan Brinkley to discuss the attacks from a historical perspective. They also discuss how some common assumptions -- about terrorism and about life in the United States -- are shaken by these attacks.
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The Scene in New York, Likely Suspects
NPR's Rick Karr tells Noah Adams about the extent of the casualties in New York City. Robert Siegel details the efforts of people in New York to get away from scene the attack. We hear an update on what's known so far about the attacks on New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon and the State Department in Washington. Noah Adams talks with Andrea Bernstein of member station WNYC about events in New York. Siegel talks with NPR's Diplomatic Correspondent Mike Shuster about who could be responsible for the attacks: who could have coordinated such a series of events, and why these specific targets were chosen. Linda Wertheimer talks with NPR's National Security Correspondent Tom Gjelten about how an organization was able to carry out these plans.
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Terrorist Attacks
Host Robert Siegel and NPR's Melissa Block report from Manhattan on events as they unfolded in New York City Tuesday morning. Host Noah Adams talks with NPR's Peter Kenyon in Washington about the plane that crashed into the Pentagon. And Host Linda Wertheimer speaks with NPR's Emily Harris about news from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Talk of the Nation

World Trade Center Attack
NPR's Neal Conan hosts a four hour special news update on the World Trade Center attack.

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Morning Edition

World Trade Center Attack
Part two of continuing coverage of the attack on the World Trade Center.
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World Trade Center Attack
Part one of continuing coverage of the attack on the World Trade Center.
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