Object Details
user
Giuliani, Rudy
maker
Columbia Sportswear Company
Description
On the morning of September 11, lame duck Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was watching the progress of the New York City primary election. Having lost popularity in a public split from his wife, and fighting prostate cancer, Giuliani was ready to step out of the limelight. Instead, the events of the day served to rocket him to the pinnacle of visibility. Arriving at the World Trade Center just after the second plane hit, Giuliani remained at the center of the crisis for the next sixteen hours. He held press briefings, visited hospitals, comforted families, and returned repeatedly to the attack scene. In the following weeks, wearing a succession of trademark caps, he inspired the city and the nation with messages of compassion, resolve, and resilience.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Senator John W. Warner
Date made
2001
ID Number
2003.0258.01
accession number
2003.0258
catalog number
2003.0258.01
Object Name
Boots, pair of
Measurements
overall: 21 cm x 12 cm x 32 cm; 8 1/4 in x 4 3/4 in x 12 5/8 in
worn
United States: New York, Manhattan, World Trade Center
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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, 9/11
September 11
Data Source
National Museum of American History
associated subject
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
related event
September 11th Attacks
Attack on the World Trade Center
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1272963