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Note 1: "Sept. 1964. 1/2 Mylar. Side one. 1. Randi Show with W.E. Smith, etc. 2 track - AM-FM. 2nd side. 1st track - Sept 27, 1964. The Warren Report + CBS 1 1/2 hour Special. Track 2 blank."; Note 2: CD1 Channel 2 NY News: Warren Commission report is out for the first time. Official re-inactment of the Kennedy assasination/Walter Cronkite does show CD2 same CD3 same CD4 Gene is a guest on the Randi show/panel includes Charles Reynolds, Don Schneider, David Vestal, John Durniak (on WOR). Gene reads poem by seigel about aesthetic realism. CD 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are the Randi show.; Note 3: Extra (CDI, CDII unlistended) CDIII 1. Lee Harvey Oswald's widow 2. narration on Oswald, JFK death, 3. cont'd, with FBI 4. cont'd NBC news special report with Frank McGee, Sponsored by Gulf. CDIV 1. radio announcer, fishing story. Jumps to WOR radio, Amazing Randi show featuring W. Eugene Smith, Charles Reynolds, Don Schneider, David Vestal, John Durniak,. (Smith starts with Eli Segal situation poem, in joke?) 2. intros 3. Schwetizer, Chaplin comparison 4. hospital 5. film story 6. cont'd Claire Bloom Desdemona 7.on Chaplin, WOR General Tire Ad 8. Randi on Chaplin 9. Vestal, "What is reality?" comment. 10. Churchhill 11. on portraits 12. Journalistic mediocrity. CDV 1. cont'd Randi with Smith. Smith and editors (WOR) 2. telegrams, and editors 3. words and photos 4. Zen story Gene Smith the writer** 5. "Photography Made Difficult" article for Popular Photography. Musicians as photo subjects. Lincoln Center jazz photos set seen by Smith. Scotch and music, book as medium 6. poetry and music 7. con'td with General Tire Ad 8. photo craft 9. Pop photo 10. cot'd mentions Atget, and Marty Forscher 11. cont'd Randi's photography 12. con'td CDVI 1. cont'd Lucien, Claire, Ernst Haas, telgrams, WOR and coffee break 2.-7. coffee break then back to guests, photojournalism topic 8. Smith, telegrams, Louis Dines, Smith telegram reference, Limelight Exhibition and Helen Gee 9. Toy story 10. Fonzanelli, and other photographers, color photography 11. "The Vanishing Pro" article, Life. Young photographers and Smith 12. Smith's work approach, Dave Vestal's photography, Bill Pierce, and Cornell Capa CDVII 1. con'td, Robert Capa book on war, telegram, and photo art 2. nature of photography, Orson Welles and "War of the Worlds" 3. telegram, Joy Andar, Philipe Halsman, Velatti, Gordon Parks, Wayne Miler, Eastman 4. cont'd Natahaniel Dresser telegram, Smith and money, Nat Hertz telegram 5. Helen Gee, other telegrams 6. Wayne Miller, Philipe Halsman, Esquire 7. Kennedy photography, Gene Kelley, Pageant 8. Smith on science, Flaherty, journalism, JFK, Maark Shaw. 9. Gene's print, David Vestal, Birmingham, Little Rock, Primitive World of Pablo Picasso 10. Smiht's problems, editors and compromise 11. cont'd, Bill rndt, 12. cont'd, Magnum, Bruce Downes, Popular Photography CDVIII 1. con'td, Smith on Pop Photo Annual, Bruce Downes, Minor White, Gordon Parks, Paradise Garden 2. Vestal, Family of Man, Atget, Bill Pierce, money and Guggenheim 3. WOR, AM/FM RKO keyboard of lenses and multiple cameras, mostly 35. *** work style, Van Gogh perspective, PIggburgh, large format and tech talk 4. cont'd 5. Beatles photo story example 6. perspective and rationalization 7. Conceptual discussion, Smith editiong Goldwater, fire, ari conditioning 8. Goldwater's book on "Indians", pictorialist prints, Paris Match, Smith's mistrust of Paris Match. 9. con'td, McColl's 10. Justice concept, telegram from Tabun Smith ****, Carole sent it, records, cats, and tape. John Durniak, 11. ****Tabun, Japanese for perhaps. window photos, loft photos, Silhouettes and cutouts by Carole Thomas.**** 12. cont'd, Big Book and photo talk. CDIX 1. layout, "things that are that arent'" money and essays, 2. telgram from Carole thomas 3. Cith's summary and Randi's final word 4. contd, ends with Zen Story. Tan Zan, Auikido, Nightfall, and WOR station ID at end.

Note 1: "1 7/8. Gene in a 3 am brooding monologue and slovenly answer in defense of book and the offense of Poverty. Also Plastic surgeon on Long John's. Also speaks on smoke cancer (part of Both side)."; Note 2: CD1 Gene reading or talking to himself then radio or TV. CD2-4 Radio interview w/ physician (WOR 710) about mouth injuries/plastic surgery. 11/64. WOR. Charles Reynolds, David Vestal, Smith, Don Schneider, John Duniack. Brief reference to telegrams. Some mention of Chaplin and also Schweitzer. Smith as a writer (brief), "Photography made difficult" Jazz photography (not tied to loft) mention of Marty Forscher, Helen Gee telegram and mention of Bill Pierce. Most quotes are more like vehicles to other things than they are destinations, most likely.; Note 3: Extra CDI 1. Smith monoogue, essay and photography 2 Jumps to cont'd with sax and piano in loft 3. cont'd monologue 4. cont'd, 5. Smith on photo career with Round Midnight, piano, background ** 6. book talk 7. book and Eugene O'Neill 8. Smith's book, family of man, 500 pictures 9. cont'd, Essay, as Play, with Act I and II 10. specific issues 11. cont'd, Jumps to Radio TV photographer speaking of facial injury. CDII 1. LJ physician interview, surgeon Guests listed: Dr. Joseph Constantino, Evan Greay, Paris Lemond. then telegrams. 710 AM radio 2. cont'd WOR ID and telegrams 3. coffee break, Carnegie Deli ad,Bergerere, sculptor and "Save the Village" resoration 4. telegram 5. telegram CDIII LJN cont'd, face change surgery and discussion 2 cont'd 3. cont'd 4. noise job, car ad, telegrams 5 .cont'd 6 .Carnegie Deli ad 7-12 cont'd LJN talk. 7. LJN con'td Euthanasia issue 2. cont'd 3. cont'd 4. cont'd with surgery and euthanasia, animal rights, Edgar Fitzgerald (end)

Note 1: "1959. John Morris Er Witt, Orick, Emily, Smith."; Note 2: CD2 someone is interviewing Gene again in the Loft. Other people are there, too. TR3, they talk about George Orrick and someone named John tr. 12/they plan a meeting to include "Cartier and others". CD2 and 3 same conversation continues (CD3 tr. 4 woman called man George and talks about making a relationship w/ Gene and John Morris). CD4 same conversation/guy and Gene are arguing by the end CD5 Gene may be drunk/sounds like he hits something then guy asks Gene what his alternatives are? What will people say? Gene says he doesn't care/leaves room. then French on the radio or something CD6 radio; Note 3: Extra CDI 1. loft footsteps, "Ron", "that's an 8 hour tape so we don't have much time." (male voice) , Smith, "your or Ernst" and other talk 2. cont'd, phone call, "settle his debt" and "you have such a large deficit" 3. money talk "Gene owes Magnum money", "promissory note" 4. discussion and history of Smith debt 5. Haiti, Detroit, and Pending then phone call to Magnum 6. cont'd 7. cont'd 8. George, Haiti 9. Gene's comment 10. surplus money 11. cont'd discussion 12. cont'd CDII 1. con the Haitian sotry, Bernice (not there) 2. con'td 3. phone call, and money, Scotch, Ted's coming back in a few minutes 4. Haiti recap, female photographer 5. layout talk 6. Haiti, photos 6. Haiti, Miami, 7. cont'd 8. film and layout, 22 picturees 9. Haiti, poverty, return trip 10. con'td, money 11. *** Earl, meet John Morris, Gene Smith" Dick Hendrick?, Orick, Moyers. 12. foundation finacing, mention of Elliot 13. con'td discussion, Magnum and money 14. Hiati, Alex King, "I"m not sure Gene is ready for wealth, yet we have to control these things carefully." quote. "I"m glad that's on tape" (Smith) Emily Orick also there. 15. Smith sings "Chitlin' cooking time in Cheatham County" and small talk. Filing system of r Smith's work. NYPL trip and John Morris intro to Ted Runge. CDIII 1. cont'd tranquilizer for Smith, (psychic) energizers, "What did you take today?" 2. small talk 3. con'td, 4. mention of scotch and Urdlick Ewitt (Erwin?) 5. cont', with Morris and Smth 6. on Cornell Capa 7. talk 8. rumor of Smith leaving Magnum discussion 9. Elliot Erwitt identified 10. con'td alk, mentin of George and Peter 11. "you take many yellow ones, Gene." (pills) 12. cont'd talk. CDIV 1. quiet talk 2. con'td 3. cont'd, Smith yells once 4. Harold sotry, by Smith 5.cont'd 6. cont'd discussion and Orick discussed 7. Smith on self 8. cont'd, 9. Smith rants about not causing harm to people 10. *** "played tape last night of me 20 years agao...satement..." 11. cont'd talk 12. cont'd CDV 1. Smith comments, cont'd, fighting and 2. cont'd after dropout, new section on radio, 3. cont'd with Max Jacob poem, Apollinaire's spirit. Pier Everdy, poesms, Cendrals 4. Eifel Twoer poem, Blaise Cendvais, Apollianiare, Reverdy, Tzara show. 5. con'td 6. cont'd with Tzara "The Great Lament of My Obscenity" 7. cont'd, jups to Korean opera with guests in studio , Julliard student, Songs of Korea 10. Koto concierto with orchestra, Matsuo, ends on 11. with Lawrence Rosenthal, Rashamon score CDV 1. end of Koto and Roosenthal score into "The Bandit's Story" 2. jumps to new section then to Katie Lee Will Hoke and Jean Shpherd, 3. cont'd 4. cont'd, "The Sailor's Tango" and "The Will to Fail" 5. Lullaby from album jumps to monologue and other show then on 6. to Smith poety music talk from Smith*** fragments of ideas.

Note 1: "Nov. 1959, Thanksgiving. George and Gene after listening to the famous tape and discussing approach to life."; Note 2: CD1 and 2 Gene and someone talking about recording. Mentions someone named Peter. Gene and guy talk about negotiating to publish photo-essays. Guy says he needs to establish relationship w/ "Thompson".;