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Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses a dinner he had at Windows on the World where clouds obstructed the one thing he came there to see.

Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses Guy Tozzoli, the former director of the WTC and the current director of the World Trade Center Association.

Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie reads a passage from his book, "Twin Towers," about Morris Miller, a WTC window cleaner and entertainer.

Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie describes how terrorism is a strategic weapon of the weak against the strong.

Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses the destruction of Radio Row, the tower construction by Mohawk Native Americans, and the grandiose advertising stunt that preceded the opening.

Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses the history of the idea of building a World Trade Center in New York City. He describes how it came to be a reality through the influences of David and Nelson Rockefeller, the Port Authority, and…

Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses how the Port Authority tended to hire World War II veterans to work at the WTC, creating a paramilitary corporate culture.

Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses the harsh criticism directed against the WTC when it was first constructed and how daredevils, Windows on the World, and access to the observation deck calmed the critics.

Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie talks about how the WTC is an icon for America, representing the American way of life.

Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses the historical background of the Windows on the World restaurant and explains how it detracted from criticism of the WTC.

Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses Philippe Petit, Owen J. Quinn, and George Willig, who all performed stunts at the Twin Towers.

Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses the varying security procedures one had to go through on the way to an office, as opposed to the restaurant or observation deck.

This audio explaining the history of the buildings and Windows on the World is taken from a promotional film about World Trade Center.

Art photographer Duncan McCosker describes the prophetic photographs he took of a turbaned figure with rocket and angels at a Carnival celebration.

Teacher Romolo Deldayo remembers the grade school and kindergarten graduation concert in June 2001 as the last pre-9/11 event at PS 234. The plane flew right overhead on September 11, one of the first days of school that fall.

The Building Stewardesses looked up to Guy Tozzoli as an innovative businessman.

Artist Rachel Terp had a show about American identity after 9/11.

Diane Ludin, one of the artists in residence at the WTC World Views Program, made ambient recordings of the WTC. This is the sound of radio interference from the towers.

Thirty-five minutes after the attack, WNYC's Mark Hilan interviews a witness and explains that the Municipal Building in which WNYC is housed is emptying out; President Bush announces that the attack was an act of terrorism; NPR's Jackie Lydon speaks…

Irving Simon, who owned a store on Radio Row, describes the variety of goods that could be found in the neighborhood.