Reminiscences of Kenneth Kelleher : oral history, 2001.

Biographical Note

Police Officer.

Scope and Contents

Background: childhood Queens; education: New York City Police Department [NYPD] police academy; career: NYPD Midtown South Precinct, Neighborhood Stabilization Unit Number Three, Ninth Precinct, Manhattan South Narcotics District, Harbor Unit commander; 9/11: arrival at World Trade Center [WTC] site after tower collapse, coordinated efforts of Harbor Unit and Coast Guard, loss of friends and colleagues; post-9/11: ferrying politicians to WTC site, increase in work responsibilities, intelligence work, coordination with Coast Guard and Interstate Commerce agencies, response and recovery work, impact on personal life.

Subjects

• Interviews.
• Kelleher, Kenneth--Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Police--New York (State)--New York--Interviews.
• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Personal narratives.
• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
• Thompson, Edward, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr

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