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Title
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Michael Sullivan interview on Atiyeh
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Description
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An interview of Judge Michael Sullivan regarding Oregon's Governor Victor Atiyeh, recorded on Sep. 8, 2015. Sullivan was the District Attorney of Jefferson County during the Rajneesh Crisis of the 1980s. The interviewer, James Moore, was as professor of political science at Pacific University and was Atiyeh's biographer.
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The interview includes discussion of: how Sullivan was appointed District Attorney in Jefferson County in 1977; how he became aware of the Rajneesh movement's impact on the area, particularly land use issues; the impact of the Rajneeshees' festivals; concerns included crowd control, funding, and potential violence; coordination with state and local authorities, including the FBI and the Oregon National Guard; Atiyeh's role in handling the situation sensitively, avoiding religious persecution, and ensuring compliance with the law; how Sullivan and Atiyeh may both have been poisoned by the Rajneeshees, though no convictions were made; Atiyeh's calm and thoughtful approach and how this contributed towards resolving the crisis peacefully.
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This recording is accompanied by a transcript.
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Identifier
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PUA_MS161_059
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Date Created
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Sep 8, 2015
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Creator
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Sullivan, Michael
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Subject
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Atiyeh, Victor
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Oregon--Politics and government
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Rajneeshees
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Extent
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1 audio file (55 min.)
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Date
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2015
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Contributor
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Moore, James
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Format
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MP3
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Spatial Coverage
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Oregon
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Rights
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http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
PUA_MS161_059.mp3