Birthplace: Coral Gables, Florida
Birth name: Daniel Robert Graham
Father: Ernest “Cap” Graham, a Florida state senator, dairy farmer and cattle rancher
Mother: Hilda (Simmons) Graham, teacher
Marriage: Adele (Khoury) Graham (1959-present)
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May 2010 – President Barack Obama establishes a commission led by Graham and former Environmental Protection Agency Commissioner William Reilly on the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill and offshore drilling. The commission ends its work in January 2011.
June 2011 – Graham’s first novel, “Key to the Kingdom,” is released.
September 2012 – Graham calls for the investigation into the September 11th attacks to be re-opened. He asserts that Saudi Arabia’s involvement in the attacks has been covered up.
January 2014 – Graham visits Cuba as part of a group sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations in order to investigate Cuban plans for offshore oil-drilling.
February 3, 2015 – Included in a document filed in the ongoing civil case by the families of 9/11 victims is a statement by Graham saying he believes further investigation of Saudi government involvement in the 9/11 attacks is necessary.
