September 11 Digital Archive

A Tour Guide Explains the Sway of the Towers [Voicemail]

Title

A Tour Guide Explains the Sway of the Towers [Voicemail]

Description

Bob Barkerher is a former WTC executive who later became a tour guide at the towers. He explains that the tops of the towers sway 11 feet on windy days and says that the people working above the 75th floor sometimes got seasick.

Sonic memorial comments

We assume permission for vmails.

Sonic memorial creation date

2002-02-01

Sonic memorial duration

00:02:52

Sonic memorial is browsable

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Sonic memorial keyword

Tourist
Architecture

Sonic memorial name

SML12_5.aiff 1205

Sonic memorial permission

web

Sonic memorial source ref name

186.mp3

Sonic memorial source type

vmail

Sonic memorial status

active

Source

digitally recorded

Media Type

audio

Citation

“A Tour Guide Explains the Sway of the Towers [Voicemail],” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed October 1, 2026, https://911.dev.chnm.gmu.edu/items/95589/.