#39 "9/11 and United States national security"

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Episode Number: Students Podcasting History Episode #39
Episode Title: #39 "9/11 and United States national security"
Episode Date: April 25, 2025
Key Words: Analyzation, Legislatures , Mass surveillance, Al Qaeda , Spearheader, Quran, CIA, Mujahideen , Pan-Islamic, U.S. Patriot Act, U.S. Patriot Act, U.S. Patriot Act,
Transparency, Encroachments , Unaccustomed , Insertion, The American Yawp, 9/11 Commission Report , Homeland security, International affairs , Soviet Union, Intelligence power, Psychological shift
Episode Introduction: In this project, I will be exploring the effects that 9/11 had on how the United States handles national security. I will be examining the differences between national security measures both before and after 9/11. On September 11, 2001, four commercial planes were hijacked by terrorists, resulting in the death of nearly 3,000 people. Two planes flew into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center. One plane crashed into the Pentagon, and the other was taken down by passengers into a Pennsylvania field. Melody Barnes, executive director of the Karsh Institute of Democracy at UVA is quoted in UVA Today, saying, “The way we think about security – how we move through airports and public spaces, how we secure our public buildings – changed significantly.” The American Yawp offers lots of details on the War on Terror and the effects of 9/11: after the attack, American intelligence agencies identified al-Qaeda as the group responsible, led by Osama bin Laden. They also identified the group as being responsible for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. In a YouTube video interview, Pasquale Buzzelli offers his story on how he fell 22 stories from one of the World Trade Towers and survived. It’s stories like these, along with the thousands of other victims that called for such immediate and drastic measures taken to prevent such a national disaster from occuring again. By the end of the podcast, I hope to capture a better understanding of the massive ripple effects of 9/11 and just how influential it was to our national security and our country as a whole.
Hosted By: Sandy Dillard
Host Biography: My name is Sandy Dillard. I’m from Tappahannock, a small town on the Rappahannock River in Virginia. I grew up playing lots of sports, including basketball, soccer, and lacrosse. I have a twin brother with whom I’m very close. I’ve always been interested in history. Ever since I was a kid, history was always one of my favorite subjects. In high school, I took more history classes than any other classes. I continued my athletic career there, playing basketball, soccer, and lacrosse. I am now a freshman at Sewanee, where I will be majoring in English.
The Show: Students Podcasting History is an educational resource developed by students in Dr. Andrew Maginn’s History of the United States II course to highlight crucial movements in American History through podcasting. The students research and interpret primary and secondary sources to discuss pivotal themes, people, and events in the United States' history from 1865 through the present. Through creatively sharing these narratives and learning digital tools, these students hope to make history more accessible and exciting for the general public.
Source: USA PATRIOT Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-56, 115 Stat. 272 (2001).
“George W. Bush on the Post-9/11 World (2002),” January 29, 2002, The American Yawp Reader
“The 9/11 Commission Report, “Reflecting On A Generational Challenge,” 2004, The American Yawp Reader.
“American Politics before September 11, 2001,” Joseph L. Locke and Ben Wright,
The American Yawp: Ashcroft, John. “Ashcroft asks Congress for greater anti-terrorist powers,” Video, 2:31. Posted by Ap Archive, June 5 2003.
“September 11 and the War on Terror,” Joseph L. Locke and Ben Wright, The American Yawp:
Dr. Andrew Maginn, “Final Paper format,” History 202AB: History of the United States II, (class lecture, Sewanee: The University of the South, Sewanee Tennessee, April 21, 2025)Bush, George W.
"President George W. Bush’s address to a joint session of Congress following 9/11 - Sept. 20, 2001.” Video, 35:13. Posted by PBSNewshour, September 20, 2001.
Gregory F. Treverton, “American national security since 9/11,” Great Decisions, no. 1 (2011):23-32, 33-36
K Jack Riley, “Flight of Fancy? Air Passenger Security Since 9/11,” The Long Shadow of 9/11: America's Response to Terrorism, no. 1 (2011): 147-160
Contact Information: https://www.andrewwyattmaginn.org/Digital_Humanities/s/studentspodcastinghistory/page/home