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Date of transcription 09/11/2 001
Theodore Olson, Solicit~r GeneraJ
was interviewed at hi s res idence, L~---'T""""'I"'-':""""'"'-:--_....,..~~---,~__..,....---,,...- ....
~ I After being advised of the ldentlty of the interviewing
agents and the nature of the interview, Olson furnished the following
information.
Barbara Olson, Theodore's wife, was a passenger on American
Flight # 77, departing Dulles Airport at approximately 8:10am or 8:30am
this morning, bound for LAX Airport in Los Angeles, California.
At approximately 9:00am this morning, he did not look at his
watch, one of the women in his office advised him of the terrorist
attack at the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York. He went to his
back office and turned on the television. At that time they were
rerunning film of the second plane hitting the WTC.
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Barbara was on the phone. I ...
did not relay the call fro~m~-l-s-w-l~-e-.--I~t-w-a-s-s-o-m-e-o-n-e-e-l~s-e-~l-n~the
office. At the time he was thanking God that her flight could not have
had enough time to get to New York. He picked up the call from his
wife and spoke for about one (1) minute. Barbara told him that her
plane had been hijacked. She said they had knives and box cutters. He
asked if they knew she was on the phone and she replied that they
didn't. Barbara told him that they put the passengers in the back of
the plane. She had been sitting in first class. Olsonls call was then
cut off.
After the first call, Olson used his direct line to the
Attorney General, but was unable to reach him, so he called the DOJ
Command, Center and requested someone come to his office. He told them
that his wife's plane had been hijacked and gave them the flight
number. He wanted to pass this information to someone who could
possibly do something.
Shortly after, the same person buzzed him again and said
Barbara was on the phone again. Barbara was put through to him.
Barbara said the pilot had announced that the plane had been hijacked.
She asked Olson what she should tell the captain to do. Olson asked
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her for her location. She said they were over homes and asked someone
else in the plane who said they were traveling North East. Olsen told
his wife that two planes had been hijacked and hit the WTC. Barbara
did not seemed panicked. This call was then cut off. She didn't
manifest anything about a crash. Olson then went back to the
television and learned of the crash at the Pentagon.
Barbara did not say anything to describe the hijackers, but
did refer to them as "they". She told him "they" had knives and box
cutters. She did not make any statements about the hijackers stabbing
or slashing the passengers.
Barbara Olson's cell phone number is (202) 365-5889. Olson
doesn't know if the calls were made from her cell phone or the
telephone on the plane. She always has her cell phone with her