# Michael and Daniel Friedman oral history interview conducted by Laurel Gumpert, April 17, 2020

Daniel and Michael, who are twins, were eleven years old on 9/11. They had a very close family. Their mother, Lisa, was always going above and beyond for everyone around her and was a great role model. Their father, Andy, was a caring father who was their mentor and coach for sports and was always a calming presence. They all bonded over sports and their last night together as a family was spent watching a football game. On 9/11, they were called out of class and told that a plane had hit the WTC, where their father had just started working on the 92nd floor of the North Tower. They were told that their father was fine, so they went about their day normally. They realized something was wrong when they came home to several cars outside their house and saw the news on their television. A few days later, they drove into the city with their mother and posted signs with their father's information to help find him. They also gave out supplies to responders, specifically socks, and visited hospitals to spread their fliers. They were devastated when their mom told them their father was not coming home. Throughout this hard time, they always had people around them. Hundreds of people attended the funeral service, where the twins shared their own eulogies even though it was quite difficult. The twins are extremely grateful for the support they received that enabled them to grow stronger and thrive. They developed their own business called "Tall Order" which makes casual and…

- Kind: Interview
- Year: 2020
- Runtime: 50 min
- By: Friedman, Michael
- Genres: History
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/afc2015048_427/)
- 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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