Reminiscences of William A. Arnold : oral history, 2001.

Biographical Note

Chief Financial Officer, Citigroup Asset Management.

Scope and Contents

Background: born Hartford, CT; career: State Street Bank, Boston; Chief Financial Officer of CitiGroup Asset Management at 7 World Trade Center [WTC]; pre-9/11: love of New York City, commuter from Princeton, NJ on the PATH train, mystique of financial world, view from office of North Tower and the Hudson River, private pilot license; 9/11: sound of explosion; emergency response coordination: initiating orderly evacuation of floor, heading to north end of 7 WTC at time of South Tower impact, concern for children at daycare centers, experience at St. Vincent's Hospital, arrival at disaster recovery center on Greenwich Street; journey to New Jersey; post-9/11: hightened awareness of potential threats, intensified appreciation of family life, displacement from work and loss of 7 WTC, stress of immediate return to work and relocation to Stamford.

Subjects

• Arnold, William A., 1963---Interviews.
• Chief financial officers--Interviews.
• Citigroup (Firm)--Employees--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Meyer, Susan, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Oral histories (literary works)
• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Personal narratives.
• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

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