Chelsea Clinton Speaks Out for the First Time in a Personal Account of the September 11 Tragedy and Its Aftermath

The December 2001/January 2002 issue of Talk magazine—on newsstands in New York November 9, and nationally November 16—features an exclusive testimonial by Chelsea Clinton about her experiences watching the World Trade Center collapse from 12 blocks away and her life in the aftermath. In her own words, Clinton powerfully details the horrors of that day, the maelstrom of panic, the loss of life, and the triumph of spirit.

"Chelsea’s story is an incredibly powerful and personal one," says Tina Brown, editor-in- chief of Talk magazine. "Her story is eloquently told. Her perspective is both insightful and provocative. Chelsea’s story proves her to be a gifted writer, mature beyond her years."

"Before September 11 I wouldn’t have believed I had many innocences left." So begins Clinton’s intensely emotional account. Clinton was alone at a friend’s Union Square apartment in Manhattan that morning, when her friend phoned to tell her what had happened; then Chelsea tried to call her mother, but the line went dead. Panicked, Clinton suddenly found herself running downtown—"the direction everyone was coming from"—in search of a pay phone, desperate to speak to her mother, in Washington, and her father, far away in Australia.

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