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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
Friday on American History tv in prime time, or chooifl coverage of president ial races. Beginning at 00 p. M. Eastern with a Ross Perot Campaign rally in texas from 1992. Garry harts 1987 Campaign Announcement and just before 10 00 p. M. A look at the 1968 campaign in the u. S. Information agency film a private decision. We wrap up the night with campaign ads from richard nixon, and robert kennedy. American history tv in prime Time Beginning at 8 00 p. M. Eastern here on cspan3. Tonight on cspan3 we mark the 40th anniversary of the Church Committees final report on the government intelligence committee. First former Committee Members look into covert operations. The Brennan Center for justice if washington, d. C. Hosted this event last year. This is American History tv on cspan3. Good morning, everyone. Thank you so much for coming. My name is mike german, a fellow with the Brennan Center for justice at the new york law school. I welcome you to strengthen oversight. This year marks 40
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
Eastern here on cspan3. Tonight on cspan3 we mark the 40th anniversary of the Church Committees final report on the government intelligence committee. First former Committee Members look into covert operations. The Brennan Center for justice if washington, d. C. Hosted this event last year. This is American History tv on cspan3. Good morning, everyone. Thank you so much for coming. My name is mike german, a fellow with the Brennan Center for justice at the new york law school. I welcome you to strengthen oversight. This year marks 40th anniversary of the creation of Senate Select committee to study governmental operations with respect to intelligence activities, more simply known as Church Committee after chairman senator church. It was the first and only comprehensive investigation of secret intelligence activities within the United States. This is one of a series of activities that the Brennan Center has undertaken to recognize this anniversary. We published a report called whats wro