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Q641 - White Night, April 1978

 Item — Box: 15, item: 32
Identifier: Item 32

Scope and Contents

Q641 has two sides of recorded sound : Listen to Side A Listen to Side B The tape is the first in a series of four (continuing on Q 642, Q 643, and Q 644) of a White Night – the most serious White Night since the previous September, Jim Jones says at one point in Q 642 – in February 1978. Even so – and as is the case with most of the tapes in this collection – the meeting is already underway when the recording begins. In the context of what follows, the proceedings have been going on a while. Jones has talked extensively about the news of the day, about the benefits of life in Jonestown, and about the gifts of protection and socialist virtue which he has bestowed upon his followers. As he has in a few – but only a few – other taped meetings, Jones has been drinking alcohol, and in sufficient quantity that his speech is affected at times. It is also apparent he is the only one in the crowd who has been allowed to do so.

Dates

  • created: April 1978

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 67.80 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English