# Excerpts of Robert J. Treubert oral history interview conducted by Julie Broihier, October 14, 2010

Robert Treubert was the security supervisor of the JP Morgan Complex approximately 2-3 blocks from Ground Zero. On the day of the attacks, Robert went to work on the LIRR (Long Island Rail Road) and took the No. 2 train downtown to his office. He was informed by a coworker that the towers were hit and went up to a higher floor in the building, where he saw the smoke and flames billowing from the towers. He instructed his security team to bring all employees down from the higher floors and check the buildings for anything suspicious. He was outside the building when both towers went down, and he witnessed a “tidal wave of black coming down the street.” He learned from police that the area had been sealed off and the ferries and subways were closed. By mid afternoon, he was told the Staten Island Ferry and Brooklyn Bridge were going to open as soon as they were deemed “safe.” He sent a few security officers with small groups to the ferry and the bridge until only he and his fellow security workers were left. He stayed four days in order to secure all the JP Morgan buildings. During his four days in the building, Robert made sure the premises were secure and arranged for food and water to be brought in. Robert credits his upbringing and his religious beliefs for his ability to cope with the stress of the attacks. He was unconcerned with his own safety, and his number one priority was to protect the people wandering in the street. He does not feel like a hero; he was only doing…

- Kind: Interview
- Year: 2010
- Runtime: 14 min
- By: Treubert, Robert J.
- Genres: History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2015048_063_Vignette/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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