Summaries of recorded tapes<\/p>\n
[Editor’s note<\/strong>: The location of the tapes summarized below is not known.]<\/em><\/p>\n x-3-i-1a \u2013 1b<\/p>\n Nathanial Mohammad and JJ, 9\/30\/76<\/p>\n Nathanial tells JJ [2 illegible words] Jubilee is still on and that he is sorry about the Newspaper ads. Nathanial said that he has gotten bad press before in the Kansas City Star.<\/p>\n [Handwritten notes: “side one”; “very complementary”]<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-2a \u2013 2b<\/p>\n \u2013 He’s an incredible guy. I’m really impressed with him.<\/p>\n \u2013 Side 2<\/p>\n \u2013 delighted by our newspaper<\/p>\n \u2013 J blows her mind \u2013 his boundless energy<\/p>\n \u2013 J so modest, wouldn’t take credit \u2013 very consistent \u2013 very impressive \u2013 it’s a fine thing that’s going on<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-3<\/p>\n Walter Heady\/Jean Brown phone conversation 4\/5\/76<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-4<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: counseling\/left PT; arrangements for traitor<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: CL [likely either Christine Lucientes or Carolyn Layton]<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 8\/20\/76<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: JJ and Bill Purifoy<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: Bill mentions loving JJ and says positive things about JJ and PT and wonders how the bridge between them started. JJ makes arrangements for Bill to get trailor [traitor]. Mentions Protection in PL [Promised Land] and what CIA saying about US. Bill says he hasn’t been speaking negative about the church<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-5a \u2013 5b<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: Comp[romise] \u2013 traitor<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: [blank]<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: [blank]<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: Sandy Parks \u2013 TOS [Tim Stoen]<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: TOS tells her call UPD [Ukiah Police Department] that we aren’t harassing S. Parks. Sandy Parks said \u2013 we know who it is \u2013 is from there. Sandy \u2013 says trip was fantastic \u2013 one call since back from trip<\/p>\n (2) TOS to thank Jondahl \u2013 [2 lines illegible] said. Regarding calls to S. Parks \u2013 TOS asks about gun permits<\/p>\n (3) TOS to Heady<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-6a \u2013 6b<\/p>\n Greg Frost<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: Counsel session<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: Jean [Brown]<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 9\/14\/75<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: Tim S. [Stoen], Sharon A. [Amos], Chris L. [likely Lucientes], Sharon C. [could be Cobb], Norman I. [Ijames], Jean B. \u2013 Christine Cobb<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>:\u00a0 Emotional \u2013 she doesn’t care about JC, she thinks he’s sick \u2013 doesn’t believe what he tells her, dismissed him when he came by. She has gone through so much with this. Why should we put her through more?<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-7<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Dr. Edwin Johnson; Impt<\/u> [Important]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: JJ to Dr. E. Johnson<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: MK [likely Maria Katsaris]<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 8-31-76<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: JJ, Dr. E. Johnson, Hazel Armstrong<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: Discuss healing, Hazel Armstrong. Reach reconciliation \u2013 Calls JJ a prophet. JJ \u2013 he solicits clients from JJ \u2013 illegal<\/u><\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-8<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: info<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: M. Prokes<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 1\/7\/77<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: [Charles] Gain (Police Chief) comes in on luncheon meeting w\/ [Diane] Feinstein & JJ<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: Talk centers on [illegible word] Gain’s aloof image. Gain later conversation talks about why he removed Rodney Williams, because he wasn’t doing a good job<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-9a \u2013 9b<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: info<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: M. Prokes<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: Jan 1977 1\/7\/77<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: JJ – [Diane] Feinstein & JJ at PT (tape broke & and scotch taped together)<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: Feinstein talks about NWLF [New World Liberation Front] & bombing attempt on her home & also talks about John Maher as if he is a two-faced hypocrite \u2013 posturing one way publicly & another way privately in a personal letter to her which is complimentary & offers her security<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-10a \u2013 10b<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: Sammie [Jones] \u2013 Freitas; Important PR with Freitas [San Francisco District Attorney Joseph Freitas]<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: CL [likely either Christine Lucientes or Carolyn Layton]<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: [blank]<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: JJ & Sammie; JJ & Joe Freitas<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: JJ asks info from Sammie from her source inside Chron. Also mentioned strange warning letter we got. She will get back to JJ after calling her friend tonite.<\/p>\n Side 2 \u2013 JJ to Joe Freitas \u2013 he asks us to show and support the Mayor’s budget plan, show spontaneous support.<\/p>\n Freitas asks JJ for lunch \u2013 discuss reform prostitutes<\/p>\n \u2013 Freitas grateful for support on problem of prostitutes<\/p>\n 3 \u2013 some sort of strategy call I did not understand????<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-11a \u2013 11b<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: Public Contact<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: [blank]<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 4-12-76<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: Gloria Davis \u2013 Sharon Amos<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: agrees PT has a good program “doing the kind of thing city agencies ought to be doing & somehow don’t manage to do & federal agencies should do also<\/p>\n \u2013 says of J “It’s not often you have church people like himself who gets so involved in the community action programs that make such a difference to people’s individual lives & that’s what impresses me so much \u2013<\/p>\n \u2013 this whole congregation seems so totally supportive \u2013 that’s commendable (should be encouraged, nurtured, kept alive)<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-12<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: compromise<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: Prokes<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 7\/3\/75<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: Vivian Pennywell \u2013 welfare<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: Took folder out of welfare file & copied the information then returned the file. She did some other stuff too with looking at people’s papers.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-13<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: Questioning Jane \u2013 forging a check<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: JJ<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 7\/3\/75<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: Jane Mutchmann<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: forging Maria’s name to a $400.00 check.<\/p>\n Did because Maria had left for school & she needed to get the needs for the commune.<\/p>\n Jane cries, very apologetic to Father<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-14<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: Compromise \u2013 praise<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: M. Prokes<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 2\/16\/76<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: JJ \u2013 talks with John Muhammad just before his leaving for Chicago to work as “aide” to Wallace D. Muhammad<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: John Muhammad calls JJ a “beautiful man” & offers assistance in return. Side 1 only.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-15a \u2013 15b<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: PR \u2013 important tape to save<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: TB [Terri Buford]<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 6\/8\/76<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: 1. JJ and Chuck Warren; 2. JJ and Traumbaum; 3. TB and Cohen; 4. JJ and Dorothy Daniels; 5. JJ and Chris Lewis<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: 1. JJ promises to get people over to help [Fred] Furth \u2013 JJ had called Church [Chuck] Warren because he heard that they were making fun of us over there however the sign on the blackboard was a camping [campaign] joke about another Jim and not Jim Jones\/\/ 2. JJ and Traumbaum \u2013 Traumbaum tells us how to get jobs in the city \u2013 JJ said to save this for sure;<\/p>\n 4 [3]. TB and Cohen \u2013 TB threatened to take Cohen to court with her over this slander situation.<\/p>\n 5 [4]. JJ and Dorothy Daniels: JJ talks about Chris and Melvin to her \u2013 warns that they may be getting ready to pull out<\/p>\n 6 [5]. JJ talks to Chris Lewis about what he is into\/Chris says that he wants to kill a nigger etc. Chris is drunk.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-15a \u2013 15b<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: Re: Arnold, Ukiah case \u2013 PR<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: JJ<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: [blank]<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: JJ, Dennis Denny, Duncan James<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: Denny says that Duncan’s value systems are not his. Said the strength in civil matters is Tim Stoen & not Duncan\u00a0 James. Dennis says there was no way for Arnold to get out of the 4 categories (compromising<\/u>). 4 categories are absolutely confidential. JJ tells stories that PT is said to use vote pressure.<\/p>\n Adam said that Denny wants blood. Adams said, “Welfare” told him that we used votes. Dennis calls JJ “a very natural leader.” Many inconsistencies in Duncan’s way of handling things in court \u2013 says D. Denny “our relationship is still strong as far as I am concerned,” Denny said.<\/p>\n Re: Concerning previous phone call<\/p>\n Duncan James & JJ<\/p>\n tells of Dennis Denny calling JJ & telling how Denny was talking about Duncan.<\/p>\n JJ phoning Duncan to explain in case Denny comes out to tell lies<\/p>\n JJ says Arnold needs psych help, Duncan agrees<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-16a \u2013 16b<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: PR Arnold case Ukiah<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: JJ<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: [blank]<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: JJ, Dennis Denny, Duncan James<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: Part one \u2013 Side one (continued)<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-17<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: comprom[ise]<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: M. Prokes\/Joan Pursley<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 1. 7\/21\/76; 2. Aug 1976<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: 1. M. Prokes to Doris Thomas \u2013 Phil Burton’s field rep. Side 2. Jan [Jann] Gurvich in PC<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: 1. Doris Thomas praises JJ.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-18<\/p>\n 10\/29\/76 Side 1<\/p>\n J talks to Moscone re: poll of his performance in office. Moscone suggest ways for us to obtain papers with polling forms in them & offers “wherewithal” to get them.<\/p>\n Mike Prokes<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-19<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: Info<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: M. Prokes<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 2\/4\/77<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: 1 M. Prokes returns call up to Hannibal Williams<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: Williams attacks JJ in many ways & says that he called FBI, DA & Chief of Police. Says he will not look to JJ as his leader. Terri Buford has synopses of critical points typed out<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-20<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: compromise<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: ?<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: Early 1976<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: JJ returns call to Mayor Moscone<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: Moscone offers JJ a post on Human Rights Commission.<\/p>\n Site 2: Muslim conversations indicating they are in debt.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-21a \u2013\u00ad 21b<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: comprom[ise]<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: M. Prokes\/Joan Pursley<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 1. 8\/5\/76; Side 2: Aug 76<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: Side 1: Moscone, aide Teitelbaum, aide Hartzell, Enos Cain (Housing Dir), Bob Won (SEATA), JJ, M. Prokes; Side 2: Jan [Jann] Gurvich in PC meeting<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: 1. Meeting set up by Mayor to work out commitments he made to JJ for 6 jobs for PT members \u2013 comes through. Side 2: Jan Gurvich in PC meeting. Issue: trip to New Orleans to see parents; Jan\u2019s Connections with radicals in community. Confronted with possibility of her dad & uncle trying to [illegible word] investigation into Kennedy assassination, CIA connection. Told to write letter to defendant in San Quentin & breaking up any relationship \u2013 agreed to it<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-22<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: Moscone<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: M. Prokes<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 12\/16\/75<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: M. Prokes, Janet Shular, Johnny Brown, Chris Lewis, Moscone<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: Moscone acknowledges in essence that we won him the election. Promises J an appointment. Attached Rev. Bedford\/1st part of his conversation with Dorothy Cox, Moscone field rep. Says he cleaned pockets of 2 candidates in primary. [illegible word] says: “He’s a coward, too.” Referring to Bedford<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-23<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: Community Relations<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: Prokes<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: Murphy<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: JJ & Sup.\u00a0 Murphy \u2013 Important tapes<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: [blank]<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-24a \u2013 24b<\/p>\n Side B<\/p>\n They talk some about the testimonial\/ talk about Rev. Brocheurs<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-25<\/p>\n * Imp tape<\/p>\n JJ’s call to school Supt. Murphy RE Teachers problem with Temple children. During course of conversation, Murphy says (twice) that he and others in school did have philosophy similar to JJ’s. Murphy very cooperative<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-26<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: PR<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: Lee [Ingram]<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 3-23-76<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: Jim, Cecil [Williams], Carolyn L. [Layton], Debbie B. [Blakey], Prokes, Gene C., [Chaikin], Janet [Shular], Lee<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: little about harassment up north & recent negative reporter \u2013 find out who Cecil’s supporting politically<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-27<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: informational<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: Lee [Ingram]<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 3-23-76<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: [Gene] Chaikin, Lee, Teddy [McMurry]<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: Wants guardianship papers drawn up for Dana [Truss]; [illegible word] looking for him \u2013 yields to suggested travel (Trinidad)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-28<\/p>\n Harold Hill, 1-20-75<\/p>\n \u2013 talks about “reds” he took<\/p>\n \u2013 says he robbed the police, wants to kill the power structure & the establishment<\/p>\n \u2013 Melvin Johnson make strong testimony of what J has done for him \u2013 could be used if necessary<\/p>\n \u2013 (a lot<\/u> of yelling & swearing on this tape)<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-29a \u2013 29b<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: alliance<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: M. Prokes<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 11\/9\/76<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: [Carlton] Goodlett & JJ\/Steve Gavin (Chronicle editor) & JJ<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: Side 2: Gavin tells JJ we are only church that is doing anything & expresses concern about Jim getting enough rest. Said he is always glad talk to Jim.<\/p>\n Side 1 \u2013 first part of Side 2: Goodlett proposing business deal [illegible word] media purchases. This is of informational value only.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-30<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: Comp[romise] \u2013 counseling<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: CL [likely either Christine Lucientes or Carolyn Layton]<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 2\/12\/76<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: [illegible notation], Jack, Prokes, Maria [Katsaris], Terri [Buford], Peter W. [Wotherspoon], Gina S. [Severn], Searcy [Datnes], Ronnie James<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: Confront & beaten PW at his request \u2013 it talks about how he requested this as therapy to get over his sexual [illegible word] \u2013 Molesting child, admits to the child he molested.<\/p>\n —–<\/p>\n x-3-i-31a \u2013 32<\/p>\n [Summary taken on Temple form]<\/p>\n Type<\/u>: Comp[romise] \u2013 Angela Davis<\/p>\n Tape-taker<\/u>: [blank]<\/p>\n Date<\/u>: 4\/9\/76<\/p>\n Participants<\/u>: Angela Davis, Sammie [Jones], Paul? [Flowers\u00a0?] and our people (JJ, Mac [Jim McElvane], Lee [Ingram], CL [likely Carolyn Layton], Mike C. [Cartmell], TOS [Tim Stoen], Prokes, TB [Terri Buford], Ava, Sue, etc.<\/p>\n Relevant Statements Made<\/u>: Paul mentioned how they had documents which proved the Nixon cronies set up this minister in S. Carolina Ben Chavis. Paul showed one of the memos. They all talk of a wide range of support in the “alliance” and the need of labor to organize in S. Carolina.<\/p>\n Angela praises JJ and how great the services were.<\/p>\n \u2013 Angela’s mother was present. Think she’s from Alabama<\/p>\n \u2013 JJ mentioned the need to know about people to know if they can be trusted.<\/p>\n \u2013 JJ mentioned Guyana<\/p>\n \u2013 Angela mentions hearing a radical speech of [Forbes] Burnham and of trips to Moscow and Cuba.<\/p>\n \u2013 Briefly at the end mentions her confinement in Palo Alto facility<\/p>\n \u2013 her basic purpose for visit is to rally our support for their South Carolina demonstration on Labor Day.<\/p>\n \u2013 They want letters and many people to go<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Summaries of recorded tapes [Editor’s note: The location of the tapes summarized below is not known.] x-3-i-1a \u2013 1b Nathanial Mohammad and JJ, 9\/30\/76 Nathanial tells JJ [2 illegible words] Jubilee is still on and that he is sorry about the Newspaper ads. 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