Historic Record
The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2010
On Friday the New York City Fire Department released over 12,000 pages of oral histories from 503 firefighters, paramedics and emergency technicians, in addition audio of fire dispatches and 911 operators were also made public. The oral histories were recorded in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11th, and their release was only obtained due to a suit filed by the New York Times and eight family members. Monday on the Brian Lehrer Show, the New York Times reporter responsible for the suit, Jim Dwyer, analyzes the audio and transcripts and their importance to the public record.
