Team Rudy

AS Bill Simon Jr. prepared to run for governor of California, he sought the advice of his old boss, Rudy Giuliani. They agreed to have breakfast at The Peninsula, a ritzy hotel in Manhattan. The date was

About 45 minutes into their meal, a member of Giuliani’s detail handed the mayor a cellphone. “There was a brief conversation,” recalls Simon. When it was over, Giuliani said that there had been some kind of incident involving a plane at the World Trade Center. “I’ve got to go,” he said.

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John J. Miller

John J. Miller, a former national correspondent for National Review, is the director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College. He is the author of A Gift of Freedom: How the John M. Olin Foundation Changed America.

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AS Bill Simon Jr. prepared to run for governor of California, he sought the advice of his old boss, Rudy Giuliani. They agreed to have breakfast at The Peninsula, a ritzy hotel in Manhattan. The date was

About 45 minutes into their meal, a member of Giuliani’s detail handed the mayor a cellphone. “There was a brief conversation,” recalls Simon. When it was over, Giuliani said that there had been some kind of incident involving a plane at the World Trade Center. “I’ve got to go,” he said.

About the Author

John J. Miller

John J. Miller, a former national correspondent for National Review, is the director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College. He is the author of A Gift of Freedom: How the John M. Olin Foundation Changed America.