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Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. (May 5, 1925 – November 18, 1978) was an American teacher and Democratic Party politician who represented California's 11th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1973 until his assassination hours before the Jonestown massacre in 1978.
James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. In what Jones termed "revolutionary suicide", Jones and the members of his inner circle planned and orchestrated a mass murder-suicide in his remote jungle commune at Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978.
Interspersed with interviews from survivors, dramatic recreations of the events show how Reverend Jim Jones becomes increasingly paranoid and erratic as pressures build on him, both inside the compound and from the United States. When Congressman Leo Ryan insists on visiting, Jones alternates between reluctant acceptance and refusal. Ultimately ...
Jones's first important political job was as the legislative assistant for Congressman Ed Edmondson (1961–1964). In 1965, Jones moved from Congress to the White House, where he served as Appointments Secretary (and de facto Chief of Staff) to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. At that time, Jones was the youngest person to hold the position of ...
Leo Ryan House California (11th district) November 18, 1978 Peoples Temple (under the direction of Jim Jones) Mass shooting While on an official visit to Guyana to investigate the activities of the Peoples Temple group led by Jim Jones, Ryan was shot multiple times while boarding an airplane leaving Jonestown. [11] Larry McDonald House Georgia
Oct. 19—LIMA — On the road to November, Congressman Tim Ryan (D) and U.S. Candidate Tamie Wilson (D) stopped by the Allen County Democratic Party fall dinner on Tuesday evening. Both ...
The words of Paul Ryan, Liz Cheney and John Kelly told us all we need to know about the GOP’s 2024 problem, writes John Avlon ... The survey found that more than 80% of former Republican ...
When the Ryan delegation arrived in Guyana, Jones' attorneys Lane and Garry initially refused to allow them access to Jonestown. [124] However, by the morning of November 17, they informed Jones that Ryan would likely leave for Jonestown that afternoon regardless of his willingness. [ 125 ]