His bestseller '' Hughes : The Private Diaries , Memos and Letters '' was released on September 11 , 2001 . Hack was being interviewed live on the '' Today '' show by Matt Lauer when the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center , and Lauer consequently had to cut their interview short to report on the ongoing events . The abrupt ending of their interview and the early reports of the attack from the '' Today '' show , is shown in a continuous loop , as part of an exhibit in the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City
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