The fisa court and how they could improve that but courts generally. I think the down side of courts generally is they are not often well equipped to handle classified cases. Aside from standing issues, the process of handling classified materials, stamped with clearances is a challenge with the courts and they have shown timidity when taking on the government and they defer to the government or rather than challenge the government or look for the least intrusive for the rights with Civil Liberties. So make a pitch for the krif liberties oversight board, we complement the judicial. We can meet with the nsa and cia and fbi informally and confer with congress informally without rules of evidence and standing requirements and have a review not limited to lelt review, although we did a legal review in the and i was pleased the Second Circuit adopted our legal analysis and we can do policy review and make recommendations to the president and to congress, not only on whether something is con
Schwartz who was the committees chief counsel. And here in our studio in washington is Elliot Maxwell who was counsel to the committee as Pennsylvania Republican senator richard swiekers designee. Thanks to both of you. In this our third installment in this series were looking into the Church Committees hearing on possible excesses by the federal bureau of investigation. Rich schwartz former chief counsel for the Church Committee, on november 18, 1975, you testified before the Senate Committee to share the staffs findings in an investigation of fbi intelligence activities. Were good to show a clip of you reading anonymous letter that the fbi sent to Martin Luther king. Lets watch. The bureau went so far as to mail anonymous letters to dr. King and his wife which were mailed shortly before he he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and finishes with this suggestion. King, there is only one thing left for you to do. You know what it is. You have just 34 days in which to do it. This exact nu
They come to 140 clotters from the port of mario to key west, florida in nearly 2,000 boats. Why do they come . Why are there so many . During the spring through fall of 1980, approximately 125,000 cuban refugees arrived in florida from the port of mariel, cuba. Hear interviews from the new arrivals to america and find out why they left, sunday morning at 10 00 on road to the white house rewind. The 1992 democratic and republican conventions. Bill clinton accepts his partys president ial nomination in new york city. In the name of the hardworking americans who make up our forgotten middle class, i proudly accept your nomination for president of the United States. And incumbent president george h. W. Bush accepts his parties a nomination in houston. And i proud to receive and im honored to accept your nomination for president of the United States. At 4 45, architectural historian barry lewis on the evolution and creation of new york citys greenwich village. When the l opened on sixth av
40 years ago, in the wake of watergate, the United States senate created a special committee to look into the activities of United States intelligence services. It was the Senate Select committee for governmental operations it quickly took on the nickname of its chairman, frank church and it was best known to history as the Church Committee. The committee met for 16 months. It reviewed more than 10,000 documents and called 800 witnesses before the committee and its staff. Its legacy includes the creation creation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 which we know as fisa. Two former Staff Members are with us and will be with us to help provide some Historical Context and understand the significance of the 40yearold video that you were about to see. From new york city, Frederick Schwarz who was the committees chief counsel is with us. Here in our studio in washington dc is Elliot Maxwell who was counsel to the committee as an in pennsylvania. Think you for joining us. In
Crowd, the media would want to attend and they would need space for them. I think it was intentionally a site that drew references to earlier very responsible investigations because one of the challenges that the Church Committee had to overcome was the criticism that investigating the National Intelligence community in the public and exposing to the public some of the activities of the Intelligence Community which by the very nature classified or secret will be exposing the Intelligence Community and there by weakening it. And by having the hearings here in this room i think they meant to draw upon sort of the institutional respect that people have for responsible investigations. Thank you very much. Thank you. Our coverage of the Church Committee 40 years later continues. 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 the United States senate created a special committee to look into activitie