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Extraction Summary
5
People
10
Organizations
2
Locations
2
Events
2
Relationships
3
Quotes
Document Information
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Exhibits/evidence (likely excerpt from a memoir or article)
File Size:
1.58 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or narrative by Paul Krassner, included in House Oversight documents (likely related to a larger investigation). It describes a bizarre 1981 incident where Lyndon LaRouche's press service accused Krassner, Playboy magazine, and the Yippies of plotting to assassinate President Reagan. The text highlights the absurdity of the claim, ending with a humorous reaction from club owner Budd Friedman. There is no direct mention of Jeffrey Epstein on this specific page.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Krassner | Narrator / Former Playboy Editor |
Narrator of the text; accused in a dispatch of attending a meeting to discuss assassinating President Reagan.
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| Budd Friedman | Club Owner |
Owner of the Improvisation comedy club; asked Krassner for publicity.
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| Lyndon LaRouche | Chairman, National Democratic Policy Committee |
Issued a statement urging the conspiracy theory about Playboy and the assassination attempt be made public.
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| Ronald Reagan | President of the United States |
Target of the alleged assassination plot mentioned in the dispatch.
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| George Bush | Vice-President of the United States |
Target of the alleged assassination plot mentioned in the dispatch.
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Organizations (10)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Improvisation comedy club |
Venue in Hollywood where Paul Krassner was scheduled to perform.
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| Los Angeles Herald-Examiner |
Newspaper that quoted the dispatch regarding the conspiracy.
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| New Solidarity International Press Service |
Source of the dispatch alleging the conspiracy.
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| Playboy magazine |
Accused of being linked to terrorists; denied the allegations as nonsense.
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| Yippie organization |
Alleged to have convened the meeting discussing the assassination.
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| High Times magazine |
Individuals associated with this magazine were allegedly at the meeting.
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| Hustler magazine |
Individuals associated with this magazine were allegedly at the meeting.
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| Chicago Sun-Times |
Individuals associated with this newspaper were allegedly at the meeting.
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| National Democratic Policy Committee |
Organization chaired by Lyndon LaRouche.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (2 events)
April 1981
Scheduled stand-up performance by Paul Krassner.
Improvisation comedy club, Hollywood
Unknown (Alleged)
Alleged meeting of terrorists and drug traffickers to discuss assassination.
Greenwich Village, New York City
Locations (2)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Location of the Improvisation comedy club.
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Alleged location of the meeting where the assassination was discussed.
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Relationships (2)
Friedman asked Krassner to perform at his club and get publicity.
Text refers to him as 'former Playboy editor Paul Krassner'.
Key Quotes (3)
"Absolute, unequivocal nonsense."Source
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"Paul, that's not exactly what I meant by [advance publicity]"Source
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Quote #2
"A group of terrorists and drug traffickers linked to Playboy magazine met in New York City's Greenwich Village area and publicly discussed an assassination of President Ronald Reagan and Vice-President George Bush."Source
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Quote #3
Full Extracted Text
Complete text extracted from the document (1,425 characters)
I was scheduled to perform stand-up at Budd Friedman's
Improvisation comedy club in Hollywood in April. He asked me
to try and get some advance publicity. On April 2, the Los
Angeles Herald-Examiner quoted a dispatch from the New
Solidarity International Press Service:
Improvisation comedy club in Hollywood in April. He asked me
to try and get some advance publicity. On April 2, the Los
Angeles Herald-Examiner quoted a dispatch from the New
Solidarity International Press Service:
A group of terrorists and drug traffickers linked to Playboy
magazine met in New York City's Greenwich Village area
and publicly discussed an assassination of President
Ronald Reagan and Vice-President George Bush. The
meeting convened by the Yippie organization, featured
former Playboy editor Paul Krassner and numerous
individuals associated with High Times magazine, Hustler
magazine and the Chicago Sun-Times.
magazine met in New York City's Greenwich Village area
and publicly discussed an assassination of President
Ronald Reagan and Vice-President George Bush. The
meeting convened by the Yippie organization, featured
former Playboy editor Paul Krassner and numerous
individuals associated with High Times magazine, Hustler
magazine and the Chicago Sun-Times.
In a statement this afternoon, national Democratic Policy
Committee advisory board chairman Lyndon LaRouche
urged that this information be made public at this time as
a means of assisting government investigators pursuing
the assassination attempt against President Reagan.
Playboy magazine, as an international dossier released in
the March 30, 1981, issue of New Solidarity indicates, is at
the center of an international apparatus that has in the
past been directly implicated in high-level political
assassinations.
Committee advisory board chairman Lyndon LaRouche
urged that this information be made public at this time as
a means of assisting government investigators pursuing
the assassination attempt against President Reagan.
Playboy magazine, as an international dossier released in
the March 30, 1981, issue of New Solidarity indicates, is at
the center of an international apparatus that has in the
past been directly implicated in high-level political
assassinations.
Playboy' s response: "Absolute, unequivocal nonsense." And
Budd Friedman said, "Paul, that's not exactly what I meant by
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