Campaign ads from richard nixon, and kennedy. Beginning at 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan 3. Now the Church Committee 40 years later. This is American History tv, only on cspan 3. Welcome to real america on cspan 3s American History tv. 40 years ago in the wake of watergate, they created a special committee to called the Senate Committee to study governmental operations with respect oo to operationoperatio. It was best known to history as the Church Committee. They met for 16 months. Reviewed more than 10,000 documents. Called 800 witnesses before the committee and its staff. The legacy includes the creation of the Senate Intelligence committee, providing ongoing oversight and the creation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, which we know as fisa. The Church Committees public hearings were held in the Historic Senate caucus room seen in the watergate hearings only two years earlier. And we go to meet scott, hist historian of the senate and set the stage for the 1975 hear
With respect to intelligence activities and took on the nickname of the chairman, frank church and it was known as the Church Committee. The committee met for 16 months, reviewed 10,000 documents, called 800 witnesses before the committee and the staff. The legacy includes it creation of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee providing ongoing oversight of the intelligence agencies and the creation of the foreign intelligence surveilness act of 1978 fisa. They were held in the Historic Senate caucus room scene of the hearings two years earlier. We go to meet kate scott, who explains how and why the Church Committee came about and sets the stage for september 16, 1975 hearing with cia director, William Colby. The Church Committee was created in january of 1975 by the senate. In response to a series of revelations and allegations about Domestic Intelligence abuses in the United States, and the senate created this committee by an overwhelming bipartisan majority, a vote of 824, to estab
Second president elected to serve a full term in Office Without Party Control in either the senate or the house. That made progress, any progress, domestically, very difficult. Candidly speaking, my grandfather did not want to raise taxes in 1990, but our constitutional system of governance says Congress Also gets a say. Besides that, he felt he owed the American People action and results. Compromise is a dirty word in washington today because we live in an age of the perpetual campaign. Once we get back to realizing the importance of actual governance, i suspect this too will pass. My grandfather wishes to join you in recognizing mayor bridges and congratulating him for his much deserved recognition this year. We can all hope his example of standing on principle will inspire more elected officials on both sides of the aisle. Not lost on anyone i suspect is the symbolism of the grandson of a much admired president of the United States conferring a prestigious award that is being accept
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