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One of America’s most distinguished journalists and historians, GARRETT M. GRAFF is the preeminent voice on politics, technology, and national security. The director of the Aspen Institute’s cybersecurity and technology program, Graff is the expert best suited to give you in-depth insights into where America has been, and where we’re going. His recently released New York Times bestselling book, The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11, is the first comprehensive oral history of September 11, 2001 and weaves together American voices from the front lines of an unprecedented national trauma.
The author of numerous critically acclaimed books, Graff’s The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11 is the definitive oral history of the worst terrorist attack to happen on U.S. soil. Detailing the horrifying events that led to the largest loss of life since the Battle of Antietam during the civil war, the book pulls together 500 first-hand accounts from Americans across the country as the attacks unfolded. CNN’s Anderson Cooper says, “The Only Plane in the Sky is a stunning and important work—chilling heartbreaking—and I cannot stop thinking about it.” Graff is also the author of The Threat Matrix: Inside Robert Mueller’s FBI, known as the definitive account of Robert Mueller’s career in the FBI, as well as Dawn of the Code War: America’s Battles Against Russia, China, and the Rising Global Cyber Threat.
As an award-winning journalist, Graff is a frequent contributor to Wired, Longreads, and CNN. He’s also written for publications from Esquire to Rolling Stone to the New York Times, edited two of Washington’s most prestigious magazines, Washingtonian and POLITICO Magazine, and has had his reporting featured on shows like The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. As in his writing, Graff’s talks leverage his instinct for hard facts with his imaginative consideration of the history that underpins our present—and future.