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Project for Psychiatric Outreach to the Homeless, Inc.
Project for Psychiatric Outreach to the Homeless, Inc. [collected 2001 11/1-11/12] Letter
Progressive Jewish Organization Condemns WTC Attack
Jews for Racial and Economic Justice [collected 9/12-16/01] Press Release
Professor Gillespie Talks About WTC Security [Interview]
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.
Professor Gillespie Talks About WTC Daredevils [Interview]
Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses Philippe Petit, Owen J. Quinn, and George Willig, who all performed stunts at the Twin Towers.
Professor Gillespie Talks About Windows on the World [Interview]
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.
Professor Gillespie Talks About What the WTC Represents [Interview]
Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie talks about how the WTC is an icon for America, representing the American way of life.
Professor Gillespie Talks About the WTC's Critics [Interview]
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.
Professor Gillespie Talks About the WTC Corporate Culture [Interview]
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.
Professor Gillespie Talks About the History of the WTC Concept [Interview]
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…
Professor Gillespie Talks About the Construction of the WTC [Interview]
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.
Professor Gillespie Talks About Terrorism [Interview]
Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie describes how terrorism is a strategic weapon of the weak against the strong.
Professor Gillespie Talks About Morris Miller [Interview]
Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie reads a passage from his book, "Twin Towers," about Morris Miller, a WTC window cleaner and entertainer.
Professor Gillespie Talks About Guy Tozzoli [Interview]
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.
Professor Gillespie Remembers Windows on the World [Interview]
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.
Professor Gillespie Remembers the WTC Window Cleaners [Interview]
Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie discusses former window cleaners of the WTC, one of them an Albanian immigrant who was lost in the 9/11 attacks.
Professor Gillespie Remembers Friends Lost on 9/11 [Interview]
Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie talks about losing friends in the September 11 attacks.
Professor Gillespie Remembers a Tour of the WTC [Interview]
Author and professor Angus Kress Gillespie talks about a tour he took of the WTC and describes how he saw a set of initials written into the concrete stairs.