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{{short description|American lawyer (1955–2001)}} | {{short description|American lawyer (1955–2001)}} | ||
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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
|name | | name = Barbara Olson | ||
|image | | image = Olson.barbara.jpg | ||
|birth_name | | birth_name = Barbara Kay Bracher | ||
|birth_date | | birth_date = {{birth date|1955|12|27}} | ||
|birth_place | | birth_place = [[Houston]], [[Texas]], U.S. | ||
|death_date | | death_date = {{nowrap|{{death date and age|2001|9|11|1955|12|27}}}} | ||
|death_place | | death_place = [[Arlington County, Virginia]], U.S. | ||
|death_cause | | death_cause = [[American Airlines Flight 77|Plane crash]] as part of the [[September 11 attacks]] | ||
|years_active = 1990–2001 | | years_active = 1990–2001 | ||
|education | | education = [[University of St. Thomas (Texas)|University of Saint Thomas]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Yeshiva University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) | ||
| | | political_party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | ||
|occupation | | occupation = {{Hlist|Political commentator|lawyer}} | ||
|spouse | | spouse = {{marriage|[[Theodore Olson]]|1996}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Barbara Kay Olson''' (née '''Bracher'''; December 27, 1955{{spaced ndash}}September 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). [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/13/us/barbara-olson-45-advocate-and-conservative-commentator.html?ref=barbaraolson "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">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_2HsqxuUH4&t=1m46s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211123/7_2HsqxuUH4| archive-date=2021-11-23 | url-status=live|title=What Barbara Olson Knew|last=composerguy|date=April 7, 2008|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | '''Barbara Kay Olson''' (née '''Bracher'''; December 27, 1955{{spaced ndash}}September 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). [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/13/us/barbara-olson-45-advocate-and-conservative-commentator.html?ref=barbaraolson "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">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_2HsqxuUH4&t=1m46s| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211123/7_2HsqxuUH4| archive-date=2021-11-23 | url-status=live|title=What Barbara Olson Knew|last=composerguy|date=April 7, 2008|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | ||
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==Death and legacy== | ==Death and legacy== | ||
[[File:12.6.11BarbaraOlsonPanelS-70ByLuigiNovi2.jpg|thumb|right|Olson's name on Panel S-70 of the [[National September 11 Memorial]]’s South Pool, with other passengers of [[Flight 77]].]] | [[File:12.6.11BarbaraOlsonPanelS-70ByLuigiNovi2.jpg|thumb|right|Olson's name on Panel S-70 of the [[National September 11 Memorial]]’s South Pool, with other passengers of [[Flight 77]].]] | ||
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]]. | 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 [[ | 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 some point after the hijacking of Flight 77, Olson called her husband on her mobile phone, and at one point asked, "What do I tell the pilot to do?" suggesting that pilot [[Charles Burlingame]] was next to her at the back of the aircraft.<ref>{{cite book |title=9/11 Commission Report |publisher=Government Printing Office |year=2004 |author=National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States |chapter=Chapter 1 |url=http://www.9-11commission.gov/report/911Report_Ch1.htm}}</ref> | ||
Three months after the attacks, Olson's remains were identified. She was buried at her family's retreat in Wisconsin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/ted-olson-on-loss-and-love-in-the-decade-since-911/2011/09/09/gIQAlqKDLK_blog.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|title=Ted Olson on loss and love in the decade since 9/11|date=September 11, 2011|accessdate=September 13, 2021|archivedate=September 12, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912140428/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/ted-olson-on-loss-and-love-in-the-decade-since-911/2011/09/09/gIQAlqKDLK_blog.html}}</ref> | Three months after the attacks, Olson's remains were identified. She was buried at her family's retreat in [[Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/ted-olson-on-loss-and-love-in-the-decade-since-911/2011/09/09/gIQAlqKDLK_blog.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|title=Ted Olson on loss and love in the decade since 9/11|date=September 11, 2011|accessdate=September 13, 2021|archivedate=September 12, 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912140428/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/post/ted-olson-on-loss-and-love-in-the-decade-since-911/2011/09/09/gIQAlqKDLK_blog.html}}</ref> 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>[http://names.911memorial.org/#lang=en_US&page=person&id=149 South Pool: Panel S-70: Barbara K. Olson] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727095710/http://names.911memorial.org/ |date=July 27, 2013 }}. Memorial Guide: [[National 9/11 Memorial]]. Retrieved December 11, 2011.</ref> | ||
Since November | Since November 2001, the [[Federalist Society]] has given a lecture honoring her at their annual National Lawyers Convention.<ref>{{cite web |title=Barbara K. Olson Memorial Lecture Series |date=September 19, 2017 |url=https://fedsoc.org/barbara-k-olson-memorial-lecture-series |publisher=[[Federalist Society]] |access-date=24 April 2025}}</ref> | ||
== In popular culture == | == In popular culture == | ||