Church Committee History and Legacy
“The Church Committee at 40: Surveillance and Reform since the 1970s” was a panel discussion at the Organization of American Historians' 2015 annual meeting in St. Louis, Missouri.
Panelists talk about the history and legacy of the Church Committee, a Senate committee created in 1975 to investigate government intelligence gathering… read more
Panelists talk about the history and legacy of the Church Committee, a Senate committee created in 1975 to investigate government intelligence gathering conducted by the CIA, NSA, and FBI in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal. They spoke about how the Senate Historical Office was collecting oral histories of involved personnel, and the impact of the committee’s findings on the FBI.
“The Church Committee at 40: Surveillance and Reform since the 1970s” was a panel discussion at the Organization of American Historians' 2015 annual meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. close
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