Dr. Rice testified under oath about the Bush administration’s counterterrorism policies before and after terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001. Among the issues she addressed were intelligence gathering procedures, the priorities assigned to known terrorist threats in the first 8 months of the administration, and actions taken in the months leading up to the attacks.

Most of the hearing was shown in split screen format in order to see questions and reactions of Ms. Rice and commission members.