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Anita Glesta's Story [Voicemail]

Anita Glesta lived across from the WTC. On 9/11, as she tried to get her kids from their school, her husband was looking for them. The family dog, Angel, was later rescued by a U.S. Army general.

Anne Foster Recalls Bob Edwards' Calming Voice [Voicemail]

Kansan Anne Foster has never been to NYC, but she says NPR host Bob Edwards' calm announcement when the first tower collapsed has stuck in her audio memory.

Annie Goodman Remembers Windows on the World [Voicemail]

Annie Goodman traveled to NYC from Colorado to attend her best friend's wedding reception at Windows on World in the 1980s. The elevator ride made her sick, but the view was great.

Anthony Bruno Remembers Radio Row [Voicemail]

Anthony Bruno, a ham radio operator from Massachusetts, talks about visiting Radio Row--which was on Cortlandt Street before the WTC was built--when he was a kid. He recommends the publication, Antique Radio Classified.

Anthony Tiafflo's Story [Voicemail]

Wisconsin resident Anthony Tiafflo doesn't have a TV. When he finally got to a television and began watching the news on September 11, he saw a woman from his hometown posting flyers--and the person she was looking for was one of his friends, too.

Artist Don Bracken remembers the WTC part 1 [Voicemail]

Don Bracken, one of the former resident artists in the World Trade Center remembers his studio on the 91st floor. He describes some of his paintings that were inspired by his work space and the views. He recalls some of his experiences in the…

Artist Don Bracken remembers the WTC part 2 [Voicemail]

Resident artist Don Bracken describes what he liked about the World Trade Center. He remembers what it felt like to work there as an artist and how overwhelmed he was by the view from his studio on the 91st floor.

Artist Joellyn Duesberry/Artist Space [Interview]

Joellyn Duesberry, an artist in residence in the World Views program 1998-99, describes the space in which she worked in on the 91ft floor.

Artist Sally Herships's Projects [Voicemail]

Jackie Herships, mother of artist Sally Herships, talks about her daughter's projects, Manhattan 9/11/01 and 366 Stories, which document the turn of the millennium in New York City.

Ascending Elevator, WTC [Archival Audio]

In 1982, radio producer Lou Giansante recorded a number of interviews with people at the World Trade Center, as well as some of the sounds of the buildings. This is the sound of the elevator going up to the Observation Deck.

At St. Luke in the Fields, 9/11 [Voicemail]

Photographer Neil Selkirk began filming the scene on Christopher Street near St. Luke in the Fields Church half an hour after the planes hit.

Attorney General John Ashcroft [Radio Broadcast]

Attorney General John Ashcroft's first press conference following the terrorist attacks. He is talking about the hijacked airplanes.

Aired on NPR Weekend Edition 9/12/01.

Atwater Kent, Industrialist [Interview]

Bill Schneck talks about Atwater Kent, a wealthy industrialist who began manufacturing top-of-the-line radios and who knew his father.