The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11

by Garrett M. Graff

Jared Kotz: I got up to the 106th floor and was greeted by some of my colleagues. Paul Bristow walked up to me and said, “Jared, I was here early. I saw the magazines, so I pulled them out of the boxes and set them up on a display rack. Is this what you wanted?” I said, “Yeah, this is great! Paul, thanks very much.” If Paul hadn’t been there early and set up the magazines, I probably would have still been there when the plane hit. Then I realized of all the things that had arrived, we were missing one of our titles. I offered to go back to our office and pick up some copies. I bid farewell to everyone and thought I would see them in an hour or less. I headed down the elevator. The elevator stopped at the floor below the Windows on the World. It was Cantor Fitzgerald’s office. One gentleman got on the elevator, another stood there in the hallway, discussing something with him. I’ll never forget his face.