Beverly so, we will go ahead and get started since the moment has arrived. Others may trickle in from lunch, but thank you and welcome here to this panel on the Church Committee at 40. My name is beverly gage. I am a history professor at yale. And i will be up here mostly timekeeping and asking some questions. Before i introduce the panelists, i just wanted to say a few words about the genesis of this panel, the idea behind it and some of the issues i hope we are going to be able to address. So this year, 2015, marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most important congressional committees certainly of the 1970s. And i think arguably of the latter half of the 20th century and that was the Church Committee. The Church Committee which was chaired by Senator Frank Church began its work in the spring of 1975. And for the 16 months between the spring of 1975 and when they delivered 14 volumes of reports in 1976, the Church Committee held hearings, performed investigations, dug into Backgro
Historians hosted this 90minute discussion at their annual meeting in st. Louis. We will go ahead and get started since the moment has arrived and others may trickle in after lunch. My name is beverly gage. Im a history professor at gail and i will be here mostly chairing and timekeeping and asking some questions, but before i introduce the panelists , i just wanted to say a few words about the genesis of this panel, the idea behind it, and some of the issues i hope we will be able to address. This year, 2015, marks the audience anniversary of one of the most important congressional committees, certainly, of the 1970s, and i think arguably of the latter half of the 20th century, and that was the Church Committee. The Church Committee was chaired by idaho Senator Frank Church and the committee began its work in the spring of 1975, and the Church Committee held hearings performed investigations, dug into Background Materials on the American Intelligence Services this was the first mass s
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And the lessons she taught us. All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the trump transition is accelerating this evening. The president elect announced his choices for three top positions today. They are republican senator Jeff Sessions of alabama, for attorney general, retired Army Lieutenant general Michael Flynn for National Security adviser, and u. S. Representative mike pompeo, republican of kansas, for director of the c. I. A. Well take a closer look at al
And the lessons she taught us. All that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. The ford foundation. Working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and friends of the newshour. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the trump transition is accelerating this evening. The president elect announced his choices for three top positions today. They are republican senator Jeff Sessions of alabama, for attorney general, retired Army Lieutenant general Michael Flynn for National Security adviser, and u. S. Representative mike pompeo, republican of kansas, for director of the c. I. A. Well take a closer look at al