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 that you are about to see. From new york city, Frederick Schwarz who was the committees chief counsel is with us. Here in our studio in washington in washington d. C. Is elliot , maxwell who was counsel to the committee as a his designee in pennsylvania. Thank you for joining us. In this installment of our series of connected work 40 years ago of the Church Committee into the work of u. S. Intelligence agencies, we will focus on the committees investigation into the National Security agency and the Fourth Amendment rights of american citizens and where they come into conflict. To get us started, lets watch a clip from october 29, 1979. Sen. Church this morning, the committee begins public hearings on the National Security agency, or as it
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Dday museum by a congressional charter. We were charged with telling the story of the entire American Experience in world war ii. White was fought, how it was capitowon, what it means today. In this gallery, we get to the big moment where the United States and her allies had to win this particular day. Dday, june 6, 1944. Narrated is our film by tom brokaw, which gives our visitors the overarching story of dday normandy. But next to me over here on the left, a very special exhibit. This is an exhibit case dedicated to ernie pyles long thin line of anguish column. Ernie pyle actually walked the beaches at normandy where the American Forces landed, and he everything left over from war by the troops coming ashore on the beach. What we have in this case is actual artifacts and sand from utah and omaha beaches. Pyle writes about what he found. You can see he talks about shoe polish, diaries, bibles, hand grenades, toothbrushes razors. He particularly singles out in his column writing paper.
We are actually in the normandy landings gallery. Its a very special gallery for us here. Our museum was originally founded in the 1990s as the National Dday museum by a congressional charter. We were charged with telling the story of the entire American Experience in world war ii. In this gallery we get to the big moment where United States and allies had to win this particular day. Dday june 6, 1944. Behind me is our film narratedded narrated by tom brokaw. Which gives our visitors the overarching story of dday at normandy. Is a very on the left special exhibit. Case to thexhibit long thin line of anguish column. Beachpyles walked the where the American Forces landed everything left by troops who had been killed coming ashore. What we have in this case is sand fromifact and utah and omaha beaches. You can see he talks about shoe polish, showing bibles and hand grenades. He particularly singled out in his column writing paper. He talks about how the young men who gave their lives at n