Recording of the second public hearing held by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States on May 23 in Washington, D.C. This hearing addresses four topics, which include the commission mandate and objectives, intelligence oversight and the joint inquiry, affected constituencies, and the state of civil aviation security on September 11th. This section includes the panel on civil aviation security, with testimony from Norman Mineta, Major General Craig McKinley, and Lieutenant General Mike Canavan on the attacks and the response to the 9/11 attacks.

Recording of the second public hearing held by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States on May 23, 2003 in Washington, D.C. This hearing addresses four topics, which include the commission mandate and objectives, intelligence oversight and the joint inquiry, affected constituencies, and the state of civil aviation security on September 11th. This section concludes the panel on civil aviation security, with testimony from Stephen McHale, Major General O.K. Steele, and Mary Schiavo on reforming civil aviation security.