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articles/2010/08/28/michael-brown-recounts-days-leading-to-katrina/brown-katrina-fema_122777_vbjeon

The Call Never Came

In an exclusive excerpt from his forthcoming memoir, former FEMA head Michael D. Brown explains how he was prepared for the hurricane to strike—and why the call for help from the city never came.

Michael D. Brown

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