New York City Hearings – April 24, 1972 (Afternoon). Recording begins with WRVR listener phone calls. WRVR journalist Dan Mack gives the afternoon agenda. General Counsel Arthur Liman continues examining Frank Wald, a correction officer and hostage during the Attica uprising. Liman examines Frank Wald’s wife to reveal the mood and the people in the town of Attica during the uprising. Follow-up questions are posed to Frank Wald by Commission member Rothschild. Chairman Robert McKay interrupts questioning to announce that a bomb threat has been called into the studio. Follow-up questions continue from Commission members Guerrero, Broderick, Wadsworth, Marshall, and Henix. Wald makes a final statement. Mack summarizes Wald’s testimony. Judge Charles Willis continues the examination of Francis Joseph Huen, an inmate at Attica. Huen discusses his experiences during the retaking.

Identifier
NYSA_B1341-12_B8884603F_01b

Date Original
April 24 1972

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives. New York (State). Special Commission on Attica. Special Commission on Attica audiotapes and transcripts of commission hearings, 1972. B1341-12, Box 1, Tape 6, Copy B.;1/4 inch open reel audiotape

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