Barbara Olson

Barbara Kay Olson (née Bracher; December 27, 1955 – September 11, 2001) was an American lawyer and conservative television commentator who worked for CNN, Fox News Channel, and several other outlets.[1] 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. Her original plan had been to fly to California on September 10, but she delayed her departure until the next morning so that she could wake up with her husband on his birthday, September 11.[2]

Barbara Olson
Born
Barbara Kay Bracher

(1955-12-27)December 27, 1955
Houston, Texas, U.S.
DiedSeptember 11, 2001(2001-09-11) (aged 45)
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Cause of deathKilled in the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 77 into The Pentagon (September 11 attacks)
EducationWaltrip High School
Alma materUniversity of Saint Thomas (BA)
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (JD)
Occupation
  • Political commentator
  • lawyer
Years active1990–2001
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1996)​

Early life

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.[3]

Personal life

She married Theodore Olson in 1996, becoming his third wife.[4]

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.[5]

Death and legacy
Olson's name is located on Panel S-70 of the National September 11 Memorial’s South Pool, along with those of 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. 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.[2] 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.[6]

Books
  • Hell to Pay: The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham Clinton (November 1999; ISBN 0-89526-274-6)
  • The Final Days: The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House (October 2001; ISBN 0-89526-167-7)

References
  1. Lewis, Neil A. (September 13, 2001). "Barbara Olson, 45, Advocate And Conservative Commentator". The New York Times.
  2. composerguy (April 7, 2008). "What Barbara Olson Knew" – via YouTube.
  3. "Waltrip Trivia Page". Waltrip High School. February 22, 2011. Archived from the original on August 31, 2012.
  4. Argetsinger, Amy & Roberts, Roxanne (October 22, 2006). "Napa Nuptials for Olson and His Lady". The Reliable Source. The Washington Post. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
  5. Olson, Barbara (October 25, 2001). The final days: the last, desperate abuses of power by the Clinton White House. Regnery Pub. ISBN 9780895261670.
  6. South Pool: Panel S-70: Barbara K. Olson Archived July 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. Memorial Guide: National 9/11 Memorial. Retrieved December 11, 2011.
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