Barbara Olson
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox person Barbara Kay Olson (née Bracher; December 27, 1955Template:Spaced ndashSeptember 11, 2001) was an American lawyer and conservative television commentator who worked for CNN, Fox News Channel, and several other outlets.<ref>Lewis, Neil A. (September 13, 2001). "Barbara Olson, 45, Advocate And Conservative Commentator". The New York Times.</ref> She was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 77 en route to a taping of Bill Maher's television show Politically Incorrect when it was flown into the Pentagon in the September 11 attacks.<ref name="youtube.com">Template:Cite webTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
Early life
[edit]Olson was born Barbara Kay Bracher in Houston, Texas, on December 27, 1955. Her older sister, Toni Bracher-Lawrence, was a member of the Houston City Council from 2004 to 2010. She graduated from Waltrip High School.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
[edit]She married Theodore Olson in 1996, becoming his third wife.<ref name=napanuptials>Template:Cite news</ref>
Olson was a frequent critic of the Bill Clinton administration and wrote a book about then–First Lady Hillary Clinton, Hell to Pay: The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham Clinton (1999). Olson's second book, The Final Days: The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House was published posthumously.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Death and legacy
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Olson was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 77, on her way to a taping of Politically Incorrect in Los Angeles, when it was flown into the Pentagon in the September 11 attacks.
Her original plan had been to fly to California on September 10, but she waited until the next day so that she could wake up with her husband on his birthday, September 11.<ref name="youtube.com"/> At the National September 11 Memorial, Olson's name is located on Panel S-70 of the South Pool, along with those of other passengers of Flight 77.<ref>South Pool: Panel S-70: Barbara K. Olson Template:Webarchive. Memorial Guide: National 9/11 Memorial. Retrieved December 11, 2011.</ref>
Three months after the attacks, Olson's remains were identified. She was buried at her family's retreat in Wisconsin.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Since November of 2001, the Federalist Society has given a lecture honoring her at their annual National Lawyers Convention.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In popular culture
[edit]- Canadian actress Marsha Mason portrayed Barbara Olson in the Canadian TV series Mayday Season 16: Episode 2 (2016) called "9/11: The Pentagon Attack" and Air Crash Investigation Special Report Season 2: Episode 1 (2019) called "Headline News".
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- Barbara Olson: A Sparkling Celebrity 'Full of Energy' Newsday.com-Victims Search
- Alfred S. Regnery (September 17, 2001). "Barbara Olson, RIP". Human Events/BNet Research Center.
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