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Audio Recording Interview with William Lagasse, Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 4, 2001

Interview with William Lagasse, Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 4, 2001

About this Item

Title

  • Interview with William Lagasse, Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 4, 2001

Names

  • Brennan, Jennifer (Interviewer)
  • Lagasse, William (Interviewee)

Created / Published

  • December 4, 2001

Headings

  • -  September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001
  • -  Rescue work--Pentagon (Va.)--2000-2010
  • -  Interviews
  • -  Personal narratives
  • -  Virginia -- Stafford County -- Fredericksburg

Genre

  • Interviews
  • Personal narratives

Notes

  • -  Sound Recording, Non-Music.
  • -  Interviewee occupation: Pentagon Police Officer.
  • -  Summary: William Lagasse was refueling his police car when a jet flew past him so fast that its wind blasts knocked him into the vehicle. He then drove to the west side of the Pentagon, south of the impact. He describes the secondary explosions and smoke. Mr. Lagasse also discusses the search for and recovery of evidence, injured people, chaos, anxiety, Pentagon security, shock, and the disorientation of the survivors.

Medium

  • Cassette

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AFC 2001/015: sr342a

Source Collection

  • September 11, 2001 Documentary Project Collection (AFC 2001/015)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

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Credit line

September 11, 2001 Documentary Project collection (AFC 2001/015), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress.

Cite This Item

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Chicago citation style:

Brennan, Jennifer, and William Lagasse. Interview with William Lagasse, Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 4. December 4, 2001. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc911000152/.

APA citation style:

Brennan, J. & Lagasse, W. (2001) Interview with William Lagasse, Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 4. December 4. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc911000152/.

MLA citation style:

Brennan, Jennifer, and William Lagasse. Interview with William Lagasse, Fredericksburg, Virginia, December 4. December 4, 2001. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc911000152/>.