1) Interview with Congressman Peter McCloskey about Jonestown. And then an interview with Representative Pete Stark, who is wearing a bow tie. Talks about Peoples Temple; mentions how local politicians such as Harvey Milk, Mayor Moscone and others initially supported Peoples Temple and Jim Jones’ work in San Francisco; criticizes the State Department history on human rights abuses in Central and South America; then discusses the issue of handguns and how he strongly supports gun control; critiques the NRA. Next clip is a white male journalist interviewing two former Peoples’ Temple adherents (a white man and woman) -- this interview must have preceded the Jonestown Massacre; the white male former Jim Jones’ follower talks about trying to get the Stone child out of Guyana with the help of the State Department. Next clip show exterior view of Peoples’ Temple, CU on Peoples’ Temple sign; next clip shows two SFPD police vehicles outside the temple; next clip is a still image of Jim Jones; next clip is a CU on the Peoples’ Temple sign on front of building. 2) More of the interview with the white couple. Next clip is a press conference given by a middle-aged white man, attorney Charles Garry, talking about Congressman Ryan and how he and his party were ambushed in Jonestown; Garry continues to talk about the ambush and begins to cry. Next clip is very dark and is likely interior shots in the Peoples’ Temple’s compound in Mendocino County; CU on a stained glass window; exterior shots of various buildings; CU on a silo. Next clip is a white woman reporter on location in Ukiah interviewing a man on a residential street about Jonestown; MS on a barren vineyard; some more exterior shots of various buildings in the compound. Next clip is an interview of a man in Assessor’s Office in Mendocino County; talks about how Jim Jones came and build a church and started to purchase property in the county; talks about how the church property was exempt from property taxes. Next clip shows a man and woman crossing the street in Ukiah; another exterior shot of a home and other buildings; some more shots of barren fields and vineyards; CU on a watchtower? or some other type of building in a field. Next clip is an interview of a middle-aged white man talking about Jonestown; he is apparently a member of the District Attorney’s Office; talks about the bribe scandal. 3) Assorted footage focused on San Francisco Mayor George Moscone. Moscone playing basketball; Mayor Moscone being sworn into office and then shaking hands with various people afterwards; then a MS of Mayor Moscone walking down a sideway with his wife? shaking hands with people as he walks; several still images of the mayor and his family. 4) Footage of a burial of a Jonestown victim. Earth moving equipment (construction) moving caskets into the ground (multiple caskets -- looks like concrete caskets); a young African-American man sings during an apparent funeral for Jonestown victims; many of the mourners at the funeral are African-American. 5) Footage of coffins being arranged. 6) Footage of an interview with San Francisco District Attorney Joseph Freitas.

Jennifer

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas to accompany a news story. This story aired at 10pm.

INT MS of State Department Spokesperson Tom Reston making a statement at press conference regarding the aftermath of the mass suicide of Peoples Temple cult members in Jonestown, the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project commune in Guyana. Reston says "The possibility exists that peoples temple members here in the united states, who number some 3000 mostly resident in the state of California may also begin to take their own lives."

Still photographs from the Jonestown Massacre. A man standing on a walkway looking over hundreds of dead bodies. A still photograph of Jim Jones. More photos and close ups of the bodies.

BARS. MORE OF AN INTV/W MIKE AND TIM CARTER, PEOPLE'S TEMPLE MEMBERS WHO SURVIVED THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE / SUICIDE. THE TWO BROTHERS DESCRIBE HOW THEY ESCAPED FROM JONESTOWN. THEY DESCRIBE HOW JIM JONES USED THREATS TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM LEAVING THE JONESTOWN COMPLEX. THEY DESCRIBE PUNISHMENTS THAT WERE USED TO SUBJUGATE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE MEMBERS. THEY DEFEND SOME OF THE PUNISHMENTS THAT WERE USED. MIKE SAYS HE REALIZES NOW THAT HE WAS A FOOL FOR BELIEVING IN THE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE. TIM DESCRIBES THE CONFLICTS THAT HE FELT AS A FOLLOWER OF JIM JONES. CI: PERSONALITIES: CARTER, MIKE. PERSONALITIES: CARTER, TIM. PERSONALITIES: JONES, JIM (ABOUT).

An airplane flies over the mass suicide site at Jonestown, Guyana.

BARS. MORE OF AN INTV/W MIKE AND TIM CARTER, PEOPLE'S TEMPLE MEMBERS WHO SURVIVED THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE / SUICIDE. THE TWO BROTHERS DESCRIBE HOW THEY ESCAPED FROM JONESTOWN. THEY DESCRIBE HOW JIM JONES USED THREATS TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM LEAVING THE JONESTOWN COMPLEX. THEY DESCRIBE PUNISHMENTS THAT WERE USED TO SUBJUGATE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE MEMBERS. THEY DEFEND SOME OF THE PUNISHMENTS THAT WERE USED. MIKE SAYS HE REALIZES NOW THAT HE WAS A FOOL FOR BELIEVING IN THE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE. TIM DESCRIBES THE CONFLICTS THAT HE FELT AS A FOLLOWER OF JIM JONES. CI: PERSONALITIES: CARTER, MIKE. PERSONALITIES: CARTER, TIM. PERSONALITIES: JONES, JIM (ABOUT).

1) Press conference that appears to take place at the Human Freedom Center, an organization that helped Peoples Temple members cope with the loss of family, community, etc. At least six parents of assorted races sit at a table discussing a murder/kidnapping. An African-American man expresses concern to reporters. There is some talk of racism from a white woman. “A black man cannot be trusted.” They talk about a Jim Jones frequently. 2) History (Jeannie Mills (birth name Deanna Mertle) was an early defector from the Peoples Temple cult, author of the book Six Years with God (A&W Publishers: New York, 1979), and co-founder of the Concerned Relatives of Peoples Temple Members organization and the Human Freedom Center. She and her family joined the Peoples Temple in 1969 but they left the group in 1975 when her daughter was beaten at least 70 times with a paddle. Before defecting she was head of the Temple's publications office; husband Al was the official photographer. Jeannie Mills was murdered February 26, 1980, along with her husband Al and daughter Daphene, in their home in Berkeley. Despite their fear of retaliation after the mass murder and suicide of the Peoples Temple cult in 1978 (at one point they had sought police protection), police do not believe the murders were related to the Peoples Temple cult.) Various shots of a residential area with homes. MS of a young boy getting into car. WS of the residence. MS of the press. WS of the Berkeley police car in front of home. CU of a male saying that the suspect in the case does not want to comment on anything at this time. MS of a young woman speaking about the Mills family. How they were ordinary people and if the Jonestown massacre had never entered there life they would have been staunch Americans. MS of a male speaking in a sense they had conquered there fear. That fear was there biggest enemy and they had overcome that. They had evolved a deep sense in what they had to do. An ethical right to speak out against cults no matter what the risk. MS of a reporter in front of the Hall of Justice. The cops haven’t ruled out the possible murder suicide or the hit squad theory. In a case like this with very few leads the physical evidence and lab reports are crucial. (sound only) Reporter talks about Daphene Mills pronounced dead and a crucial witness in the shooting. The police have no leads to go on. Talks about the case and temple members are afraid. MS of a male speaking about the case. (sound only) reports on finding the dead bodies at the cottage. MS of investigator speaking of someone being in the house at the time of the murders and didn’t hear anything until his grandmother screamed. (sound only) 16 year old Eddie Mills, who had been in the house at the time of the murders, was questioned and escorted out to a waiting police car. MS of a young man who spent some time with family members, he’s asked about if he heard death threats mentioned by the family. He responded with, “No.” 3) Begins with a voiceover about someone in the hospital with gunshot wounds and the reporter connects this to the People’s Temple and Jim Jones. Poor audio. Mills Marin. A reporter interviews members of a family about a family that left the People’s Temple.

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Mickey Touchette talks about her grief for family members who died in the Jonestown massacre.

BARS. MORE OF AN INTV/W MIKE AND TIM CARTER, PEOPLE'S TEMPLE MEMBERS WHO SURVIVED THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE / SUICIDE. THE TWO BROTHERS DESCRIBE HOW THEY ESCAPED FROM JONESTOWN. THEY DESCRIBE HOW JIM JONES USED THREATS TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM LEAVING THE JONESTOWN COMPLEX. THEY DESCRIBE PUNISHMENTS THAT WERE USED TO SUBJUGATE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE MEMBERS. THEY DEFEND SOME OF THE PUNISHMENTS THAT WERE USED. MIKE SAYS HE REALIZES NOW THAT HE WAS A FOOL FOR BELIEVING IN THE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE. TIM DESCRIBES THE CONFLICTS THAT HE FELT AS A FOLLOWER OF JIM JONES. CI: PERSONALITIES: CARTER, MIKE. PERSONALITIES: CARTER, TIM. PERSONALITIES: JONES, JIM (ABOUT).

THE 1970s: PROTESTS, UNREST, NIXON, WATERGATE SCANDAL, WOMENS RIGHTS, GAY RIGHTS, CESAR CHAVEZ, POLLUTION, MOVIE MAKING, POOR ECONOMY, DISCO DANCERS, RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS, REAGAN REVOLUTION, COCAINE, IRAN HOSTAGE CRISIS, ETC. Vietnam War, boy crying, anti-war protests, veterans, Jane Fonda interview, protest, VAR Nixon, Aerial factory smokestacks; Nixon signing treaty with Soviets, soldiers return home, Nixon as Hitler on sign, coup d'etat in Cambodia, Nixon pointing to map Nixon tv address, Supreme Court bldg, protest, riot police, Kent State massacre, construction workers attack protesters National Guard around campus, students relaxing on campus grounds, riot police watching protest, protesters, Abbie Hoffman, Tom Hayden, Woodstock, protesters, burned out bldg, NX bldg on fire, NX protesters making peace signs, burning bldg Armed revolutionaries march into bldg, Tom Hayden, protesters, Nixon & Agnew, crowd waving peace sign, newspaper press, Students relaxing on campus, Vietnam War, protests, Daniel Elsberg, soldiers parachuting, tank in paddy, B/W Vietnamese P.O.W.s ; Boxes labeled "Top Secret" Pentagon Papers, headlines, soldier struggling with Vietnamese woman, dead body, Nixon address; WATERGATE Drive by White house, Abbie Hoffman, Tom Hayden & Jane Fonda, Dick Gregory, city street scene, news press Gregory Peck with Oscar, Carol Channing, Steve McQueen, crowd outside White house, Tom Houston, stack of papers; Newspaper press, radio bx "On the Air" light, reel to reel, hearing, John Mitchell, men under arrest, Hoffman, John Lennon & Yoko Ono bed-in, Angela Davis making speech, in jail, soldiers crossing paddy, protest, White House, Howard Hunt, Thomas Eagleton, hands counting money, stacks of money, money being printed, hands holding checks, Elsberg, Nixon Campaign ;McGovern & Eagleton campaign Larry O'Brien highlighted, JFK, Howard Hughes, Nixon, NX city lights & traffic; "Democratic National Committee" door, NX Watergate Office bldg, Gordon Liddy, Howard Hunt, Watergate, NX Howard Johnsons motel White house with tulips in FG, crowded sidewalk, Nixon inauguration, Capitol bldg cars in FG, Nixon, Howard Baker, Nixon Alexander Butterfield, mother & daughter watching tv, John Dean, Jed Magruder, Nixon with aids, Nixon speaking, reel to reel Nixon with dog, hearing, Barry Goldwater, crowded sidewalk, Nixon farewell address, Church Committee looking at guns Coup d'etat in Chile, Allende poster burning, Che Guevara, COLOR crowd going into subway station, Nixon touring China, etc; Soldiers relaxing, peace talks w/Vietnamese & Soviets, fleeing embassy in Saigon, protests, women's liberation, feminists Air stewardess in spacious cabin, Betty Friedan, protest march, very 70s modern office, empty courtroom, protest; Good Dusk Capitol bldg at sunset, Congress, anti-abortion protest, pro-abortion protest, Barbara Young, Andrew Jordan Hi-tech job, black women chat in doorway, Carl Stokes, Tom Bradley, gay rights protest, San Francisco skyline, drag queens; Cesar Chavez, farm labor strike, field workers, Ralph Nader, auto plant, woman looking at meat counter, Nader, cheese counter Canned items on shelf of grocery store, Chavez, ugly industrial area, Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, VAR pollution images, WS grimy factory on horizon idyllic neighborhood in FG, famous "Crying Indian" TV AD, anti-pollution, environmentalism, Iron Eyes Cody TV commercial, PSA. Horse race on TV set, girl watching TV, Bobby Riggs, Billy Jean King, cheerleaders, King/Riggs tennis match, Hank Aaron home run, B/W 1950s couple dancing, 50s bride & groom kiss, B/W 1960s sit-in, TV set, Richard Pryor, run-down downtown street scenes Jim Brown, B/W 1960s black pop singer, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Gaye, Wonder, INFLATION city street scene, crowded sidewalk Int supermarket, cashier, international exchange rates, market analysts I guess, good smokestack blue sky in BG ;Customer in record store, Capitol bldg, grocery store scenes, shoppers, check out aisle, cash register 1972 Olympics, spectators behind police barricade, bombed helicopter, Yasser Arafat, Israeli soldiers, war torn bldgs Bombed bus, soldier on patrol Northern Ireland, Egypt-Israeli War, Egyptian flag, man bowing on ground, oil pump, gusher ;Digits on gas pump, gas crisis, snow plow, oil pump, fwy traffic, solar panel, Jimmy Carter address, street scene ;Oil pumps, food on shelves in market, new car, boy looking at price of baseball mitt, Aerial of what must be Detroit ;Passenger plane landing, auto assembly line, unemployment lines, industrial area, adding machine, cash register, mayor of NYC ;Low angle skyscrapers, movie making, Universal Studios tour, Hollywood sign, movie making, Woody Allen ;Roman Polanski Sharon Tate wedding, movie making, protest etc, movie making, Gerald Ford, Agnew, Ford taking oath of office ;Ford campaigning etc, WS Ford tripping (this isn't as amusing as the MS version), assassination attempt, crowded sidewalk ;Carter & Ford shaking hands, men playing chess in the park, NYC street scene with Radio City Music Hall, disco dancers (plaid) INT trendy clothing shop, women wearing short shorts hot pants something like that, dance floor, parade of streakers ;People mingling, couple making out, crowded bar, Playboy Bunnies, adult theater marquee ("Loaded with Sex, Rated X"); Porn, Linda Lovelace, Pussycat Theater, Deep Throat on marquee, Jesus Movement, Christian revival, Hare Krishnas Witch Wiccan ceremony, Jim Jones cult mass kool aid suicide Jonestown massacre, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, drug use, cocaine ;Communist demonstration in Central America, seized cocaine, Manuel Noriega, disco dancers, Studio 54 dance floor, folk singer ;Dance floor. At this point a talk head claims disco revolutionized radio because there's a 12 minute song by Donna Summers Nightclub, disco dancers, drag queens, Andy Warhol, Brooke Shields, Pele, Steve Brubelle, men being arrested, Black Panthers Ronald Reagan, demonstration, Carter, Congress, river thru city, Reagan campaign, Jerry Falwell, Jim & Tammy Baker Shooting range (looks British), Capitol, Reagan, audience applauding, prop 13 proponent, drive by upper class houses; Talk about yuppie scum, mansion, Reagan, COMPUTERS hi-tech images, computer technicians, Xerox Alto PC, electronic cables INT furniture store of some sort, printing money, cash register, workers leaving factory, Ford bldg, INT factory; Man looking thru wallet, Aerial cargo ship at dock, fwy traffic, CB radio, calculator, gold digital watch Nicaraguan Communist leaders, guerrillas in El Salvador, Carter, funeral of murdered nuns; Carter signing bill, Iranian city, angry Iranians, Reagan, burning flag, Shah of Iran, Iranian street scenes, Carter, Ayatollah Khomeini, protest demanding Shah, burning flag, protest, seizing hostages, Carter, Reagan inauguration; Iran US Hostages return home

Sailor

Former Peoples Temple members and survivors of the Jonestown massacre arrive at an airport in the United States.

BARS. MORE OF AN INTV/W MIKE AND TIM CARTER, PEOPLE'S TEMPLE MEMBERS WHO SURVIVED THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE / SUICIDE. THE TWO BROTHERS DESCRIBE HOW THEY ESCAPED FROM JONESTOWN. THEY DESCRIBE HOW JIM JONES USED THREATS TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM LEAVING THE JONESTOWN COMPLEX. THEY DESCRIBE PUNISHMENTS THAT WERE USED TO SUBJUGATE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE MEMBERS. THEY DEFEND SOME OF THE PUNISHMENTS THAT WERE USED. MIKE SAYS HE REALIZES NOW THAT HE WAS A FOOL FOR BELIEVING IN THE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE. TIM DESCRIBES THE CONFLICTS THAT HE FELT AS A FOLLOWER OF JIM JONES. CI: PERSONALITIES: CARTER, MIKE. PERSONALITIES: CARTER, TIM. PERSONALITIES: JONES, JIM (ABOUT).

Satellite

Archie Ijames gives a press statement about the Jonestown massacre outside the San Francisco Peoples Temple.

BARS. BREAKUP FOR ABOUT 2:00 MINUTES AT THE HEAD OF CASSETTE. VS OF AN INTV W/ TIM AND MIKE CARTER, BROTHERS WHO WERE MEMBERS OF THE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE. TIM SAYS HE FELT SECURE AND FULFILLED AFTER JOINING THE PEOPLE'S TEMPLE. HE SAYS HE IS STILL SORTING OUT HIS EMOTIONS IN THE WAKE OF THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE. HE SAYS PEOPLE'S TEMPLE LEADER JIM JONES WAS INVOLVED IN BRAINWASHING. MIKE CARTER COMMENTS ON THE USE OF DRUGS AT JONESTOWN. CUTAWAYS. CU MIKE AND TIM SPEAK TO THEIR FATHER ON THE TELEPHONE. CI: PERSONALITIES: CARTER, MIKE. PERSONALITIES: CARTER, TIM. PERSONALITIES: JONES, JIM (ABOUT).