April 14, 2009

Secrecy in a Free Society

Panelists spoke about balancing the need for government secrecy with the need to know in a democratic society. Among the topics they… read more

Panelists spoke about balancing the need for government secrecy with the need to know in a democratic society. Among the topics they addressed were the operation of a free press and responsible journalism, the right to privacy, and the use of executive privilege for national security. close

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Thomas "Tom" S. Blanton Executive Director National Security Archive
Shelby Coffey III Senior Fellow Freedom Forum

Peter Earnest Chairman Association for Intelligence Officers
Ronald Goldfarb Attorney
Michael Levin Director (Former) National Security Agency->Information Policy

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Program ID:: 285254-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 15, 2009 | 4:23pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Aug 11, 2009 | 2:35pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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Apr 15, 2009 | 4:23pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 16, 2009 | 2:45am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 16, 2009 | 7:16am EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 19, 2009 | 3:36pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Aug 11, 2009 | 2:35pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

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