Lee H. Hamilton

Lee H. Hamilton   (politician)
Born	April 20, 1931
Member of	9-11/Commission, Albright Stonebridge Group/Team, Brookings Institution, CIA/External Advisory Board 2009, Council on Foreign Relations/Members, Eurasia Foundation/Board and Trustees, Homeland Security Advisory Council, House October Surprise Task Force, National Endowment for Democracy/Board, PIAB, Trilateral Commission, United States House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran

Hamilton was elected to the House of Representatives as part of the national Democratic landslide of 1964. He appears to have established himself as a safe pair of hands for handling potentially damaging information, explaining his choice as vice chair of the 9/11 Commission

Hamilton remained in Congress until 1999; at the time he was one of two surviving members of the large Democratic freshman class of 1965 (the other being John Conyers).

Congressional committee chairs

Lee Hamilton (left) and James Baker (right) presented the Iraq Study Group Report to President George W. Bush on December 6, 2006.

He chaired many committees during his tenure in office, including the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, the U.S. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, the Joint Committee on Printing and others.

Iran-Contra

Full article: “Iran-Contra”

As chairman of the House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran (1987), Hamilton chose not to investigate President Ronald Reagan or President George H. W. Bush, stating that he did not think it would be "good for the country" to put the public through another impeachment trial. Hamilton was later chair of the House October Surprise Task Force (1992).

9/11 Commission

Full article: 9/11 Commission

Hamilton was vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission after the resignation of the initial chair and vice chair.

 

A Quote by Lee H. Hamilton

Page	Quote
Foreign aid	“Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool of American policy that can serve the interests of the United States and the world if wisely administered.”

 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1997	12 June 1997	15 June 1997	US Lake Lanier Georgia (State)	The 45th Bilderberg meeting

 

Related Document

Title	Type	Publication date	Author(s)	Description
Document:How They Get Away With It	essay	28 June 2006	Michael B. Green	The mechanics of a cover-up

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