Rudy Giuliani and Marilyn Goldberg both grew up playing in the streets of East Flatbush, Brooklyn in the late 1940s. Their lives took different paths but merged again on Sept. 11 when both found themselves in the midst of the unfolding disaster at the World Trade Center. Two new episodes of the Our City. Our Story. podcast series detail the stories of both New Yorkers and how Sept. 11 is a part of their lives.

Before becoming New York’s 107th Mayor, Rudy Giuliani considered careers as a priest, a doctor or following in the footsteps of family members who were police officers. He recounts the years before he ran for office when he worked as a prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, taking down some of the city’s most notorious mob bosses. In Episode 5: America’s Mayor, Giuliani looks back at his life fighting for the city and the day that changed everything.

In Episode 6: The Survivor, Goldberg speaks about her memories of family outings to Radio City Music Hall in the 1950s, and her career working in Manhattan as a secretary. In her 71 years as a New Yorker, she has found herself entangled in several city catastrophes, including the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965. On Sept. 11 she was at work on the 72nd floor of the South Tower and began the descent down the stairwell shortly after hijacked Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower. She tells the story of her escape and how this day has changed her life. 

By 9/11 Memorial Staff

Faced with an attack on the United States of unprecedented scope and brutality, how did government leaders respond on 9/11?  How do these leaders look back on their decisions years later?  These questions form the core of a film the 9/11 Memorial Museum is producing for exclusive screening in the museum’s auditorium. 

From an interview with museum director of education and programs, Clifford Chanin, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani remembers the day and the challenges he faced when he learned that the senior leadership of the fire department had been decimated. Additional interviews in the series will feature President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

By 9/11 Memorial Staff

A new channel on YouTube lets you create a tribute video to be part of the 9/11 Memorial Museum, scheduled to open in September 2012. Learn more on YouTube’s Broadcasting Ourselves Blog and check out the channel at www.youtube.com/911memorial.

By 9/11 Memorial Staff