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    NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell reflects on covering Jonestown

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Jonestown: An American Tragedy, Part 5

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The airstrip ambush survivors board their flights home and learn of an unspeakable horror. Temple members who escaped Jonestown overnight said Jones had forced Peoples Temple members to drink a fruit-flavored drink laced with cyanide.Sept. 25, 2018

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    NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell reflects on covering Jonestown

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  • Where does the expression “Drinking the Kool-Aid” come from?

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  • Jonestown memories haunt survivors, reporters

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