Barbara Olson
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Barbara Kay Olson (née Bracher; December 27, 1955 – September 11, 2001) was an American lawyer and conservative television commentator who worked for CNN, Fox News Channel, and several other outlets.[1] She was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 77 en route to a taping of Bill Maher's television show Politically Incorrect when it was flown into the Pentagon in the September 11 attacks.[2]
Early life
Olson was born Barbara Kay Bracher in Houston, Texas, on December 27, 1955. Her older sister, Toni Bracher-Lawrence, was a member of the Houston City Council from 2004 to 2010. She graduated from Waltrip High School.[3]
Personal life
She married Theodore Olson in 1996, becoming his third wife.[4]
Olson was a frequent critic of the Bill Clinton administration and wrote a book about then–First Lady Hillary Clinton, Hell to Pay: The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham Clinton (1999). Olson's second book, The Final Days: The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House was published posthumously.[5]
Death and legacy
Olson was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 77, on her way to a taping of Politically Incorrect in Los Angeles, when it was flown into the Pentagon in the September 11 attacks.
Her original plan had been to fly to California on September 10, but she waited until the next day so that she could wake up with her husband on his birthday, September 11.[2] At some point after the hijacking of Flight 77, Olson called her husband on her mobile phone, and at one point asked, "What do I tell the pilot to do?" suggesting that pilot Charles Burlingame was next to her at the back of the aircraft.[6]
Three months after the attacks, Olson's remains were identified. She was buried at her family's retreat in Wisconsin.[7] At the National September 11 Memorial, Olson's name is located on Panel S-70 of the South Pool, along with those of other passengers of Flight 77.[8]
Since November 2001, the Federalist Society has given a lecture honoring her at their annual National Lawyers Convention.[9]
In popular culture
- Canadian actress Marsha Mason portrayed Barbara Olson in the Canadian TV series Mayday Season 16: Episode 2 (2016) called "9/11: The Pentagon Attack" and Air Crash Investigation Special Report Season 2: Episode 1 (2019) called "Headline News".
Books
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Olson, Barbara (November 1999). Hell to Pay: The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Regnery Pub. ISBN 0-89526-274-6.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Olson, Barbara (October 2001). The Final Days: The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House. Regnery Pub. ISBN 0-89526-167-7.
References
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- ^ Lewis, Neil A. (September 13, 2001). "Barbara Olson, 45, Advocate And Conservative Commentator". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.composerguy (April 7, 2008). "What Barbara Olson Knew". Archived from the original on November 23, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Waltrip Trivia Page". Waltrip High School. February 22, 2011. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Argetsinger, Amy & Roberts, Roxanne (October 22, 2006). "Napa Nuptials for Olson and His Lady". The Reliable Source. The Washington Post. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Olson, Barbara (October 25, 2001). The final days: the last, desperate abuses of power by the Clinton White House. Regnery Pub. ISBN 9780895261670.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (2004). "Chapter 1". 9/11 Commission Report. Government Printing Office.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ted Olson on loss and love in the decade since 9/11". The Washington Post. September 11, 2011. Archived from the original on September 12, 2011. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ South Pool: Panel S-70: Barbara K. Olson Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Memorial Guide: National 9/11 Memorial. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture Series". Federalist Society. September 19, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
External links
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- Barbara Olson at IMDb
- Template:Wikidata Appearances on C-SPAN Template:Edit at Wikidata
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- Wife of Solicitor General alerted him of hijacking from plane
- Barbara Olson Mourned at Arlington Service[dead link]
- Barbara Olson: A Sparkling Celebrity 'Full of Energy' Newsday.com-Victims Search
- Alfred S. Regnery (September 17, 2001). "Barbara Olson, RIP". Human Events/BNet Research Center.
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