Friends of the LBJ Library | Sep, 9 2021 7:00PM - 8:00PM
In recognition of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, join us for an evening with veteran broadcast journalist Chris Wallace. His new book, Countdown bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the Mastermind of 9/11 to Justice, recounts the race to apprehend and bring to justice the mastermind of the most devastating terrorist attack in American history.
The program will premiere at 7:00 pm CDT on Thursday, September 9. A link to view will be emailed to registrants earlier that day. We will not be taking comments or questions live— please submit your questions in advance, as part of the registration process, to help streamline the program. We welcome your comments on our Facebook and YouTube channels.
About the speaker:
Chris Wallace is the anchor of Fox News Sunday. Throughout his five decades in broadcasting, Wallace has interviewed numerous US and world leaders, including seven American presidents, and won every major broadcast news award for his reporting, including three Emmy Awards, the duPont-Columbia Silver Baton, and the Peabody Award. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World.
About the Book:
In Countdown bin Laden, Chris Wallace delivers an account of the final eight months of intelligence gathering, national security strategizing, and meticulous military planning that leads to the climactic mission when SEAL Team Six closes in on its target.
The book reveals new information collected from Wallace’s in-depth interviews with more than a dozen central figures, including Admiral William H. McRaven—leader of the operation in Pakistan—as well as CIA Director Panetta, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon, and two members of SEAL Team Six who participate in the raid, including the special operator who kills Osama bin Laden. Wallace also brings to life the human elements of this story, talking to families who lost loved ones on 9/11, sharing what relatives of SEAL Team Six went through, and bringing us inside the tense Situation Room during the raid.
Signed, bookplated copies of Countdown bin Laden are available for pre-order from The Store at LBJ. The book will be released on September 7, 2021.
By purchasing your book through The Store at LBJ, you support a local cultural institution. All proceeds from sales support our programming, exhibits, and educational initiatives at the LBJ Presidential Library.
To RSVP:
Please register and submit questions for Wallace using the form below.
Please note: the LBJ Presidential Library remains closed; this is an online event.
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