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+ | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Todd_Whitman | ||
+ | |spouses=John R. Whitman | ||
+ | |alma_mater=Wheaton College | ||
+ | |birth_date=1946-09-26 | ||
+ | |birth_name=Christine Todd | ||
+ | |birth_place=New York City, New York, U.S. | ||
+ | |religion=Presbyterian | ||
+ | |political_parties=Republican | ||
+ | |sourcewatch=http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Christine_Todd_Whitman | ||
+ | |wikiquote=http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Christine_Todd_Whitman | ||
+ | |employment={{job | ||
+ | |title=Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency | ||
+ | |start=January 31, 2001 | ||
+ | |end=June 27, 2003 | ||
+ | |description=Infamous for her claim after 9/11 that the air was safe to breathe. After over 1000 deaths and tens of thousands of injuries, she admitted in 2016 that her statement was incorrect, adding "I’m sorry". | ||
+ | }}{{job | ||
+ | |title=Governor of New Jersey | ||
+ | |start=January 18, 1994 | ||
+ | |end=January 31, 2001 | ||
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+ | }} | ||
+ | '''Christine Todd Whitman''' was [[EPA Administrator]] on [[September 11, 2001]]. | ||
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+ | |caption=A video by [[James Corbett]] | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | ==September 11, 2001== | ||
+ | Soon after [[9-11]]{{when}}, as [[EPA Administrator]], [[Christine Todd Whitman]] stated that the air quality was not dangerous. As a result, many people failed to take sufficient protective measures when assisting in the response to 9/11. In 2016, she admitted for the first time she was wrong, stating "I’m sorry. We did the very best we could... with the knowledge we had".<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/10/epa-head-wrong-911-air-safe-new-york-christine-todd-whitman</ref> | ||
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Born | Christine Todd 1946-09-26 New York City, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Alma mater | Wheaton College | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Religion | Presbyterian | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | John R. Whitman | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Party | Republican | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Christine Todd Whitman was EPA Administrator on September 11, 2001.
A video by James Corbett |
September 11, 2001
Soon after 9-11[When?], as EPA Administrator, Christine Todd Whitman stated that the air quality was not dangerous. As a result, many people failed to take sufficient protective measures when assisting in the response to 9/11. In 2016, she admitted for the first time she was wrong, stating "I’m sorry. We did the very best we could... with the knowledge we had".[1]
Event Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/1998 | 14 May 1998 | 17 May 1998 | Scotland Turnberry | The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington |
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