Reminiscences of William Meyers : oral history, 2001-2003.

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Reminiscences of William Meyers : oral history, 2001-2003.

Background: childhood Brooklyn and Long Island, NY; residence in Battery Park City; education: St. Johns University law school; career: World War II military service, tax attorney, Certified Public Accountant, lawyer; 9/11: hearing news on radio while driving to Upstate New York, return to city, discovery that wife evacuated Battery Park City; post-9/11: role of television, concern for children, links between United States and Saudi Arabia, fear of general public, observations about American mentality, America's vulnerability, expectation of future attacks, speaking out against President George W. Bush, political concerns, art dealing business.

transcript: 61 p.sound recordings: 3 sound cassettes (62,83 min.)

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