Mediagazer: Interview with Garret M. Graff on the reporting process behind his Politico story on Air Force One's flight on 9/11 (David Uberti/Columbia Journalism Review)

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David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:

Interview with Garret M. Graff on the reporting process behind his Politico story on Air Force One's flight on 9/11 — Courtesy George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum — Politico Magazine's oral history of Air Force One's nerve-racking flight after the Sept. 11 attacks is more than just a fascinating story.

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