Secretary Norman Mineta 9/11 Talk

Face to Face: Secretary Norman Mineta

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Secretary Norman Mineta discusses his life and the events and impact of September 11, 2001. During the tragic events of 9/11, then Secretary of Transportation Mineta issued the historic order to ground all civilian aircraft, the first time this had been done in U.S. history. Mineta retired from his Cabinet post in 2006 and in that same year, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian award. This talk took place in front of Mineta’s portrait at the National Portrait Gallery.

Photos by Bruce Guthrie (Smithsonian American Art Museum) and Sandra Vuong (Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program)