And thanks for joining us for congress investigates and American History tv series looking back at significant congressional investigations. This week the topic is waste, fraud and inefficiency in defense production. During World War Two. Well, it was in the 1940s that thensenator harry truman led a committee that traveled the country examining military sites and how the publics money was being spent. It became known as the Truman Committee and was said to have saved many dollars and lives and may even have shortened the war. Joining us is Steve Drummond. Hes with National Public radio and hes the author of this book, the watchdog how the Truman Committee battled corruption and helped win World War Two. Mr. Drummond, thanks for being with us. Whats the genesis of the Truman Committee . Hi, peter. Thanks. Happy to be here. Harry truman in 1940 was a virtually unknown senator in november of that year. He barely scraped by. As for reelection to the second term in the senate from missouri.
And thanks for joining us for congress investigates and American History tv series looking back at significant congressional investigations. This week the topic is waste, fraud and inefficiency in defense production. During World War Two. Well, it was in the 1940s that thensenator harry truman led a committee that traveled the country examining military sites and how the publics money was being spent. It became known as the Truman Committee and was said to have saved many dollars and lives and may even have shortened the war. Joining us is Steve Drummond. Hes with National Public radio and hes the author of this book, the watchdog how the Truman Committee battled corruption and helped win World War Two. Mr. Drummond, thanks for being with us. Whats the genesis of the Truman Committee . Hi, peter. Thanks. Happy to be here. Harry truman in 1940 was a virtually unknown senator in november of that year. He barely scraped by. As for reelection to the second term in the senate from missouri.
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Editor of the New York Times, responsible for a dozen bureaus and a team of new yorkbased correspondance, leads the times coverage of racial issues. Before that he was a Foreign Correspondent in africa and latin america. Sandip. Ext to him hen we have lee. Next to her we have ryan lenz, a Senior Investigative writer at the Southern Poverty Law Center intelligence project. He has traveled the country covering the growth of extremism. Before that he was a regional correspondent and an iraq war correspondent for the associated pres finally we have jessica schulberg, a reporter who covers Foreign Policy and National Security for the huffington post. She has written about this topic recently. Lets start with two lightning rounds. I will ask questions and we will go down the row and all of you can answer the same question. Beginning with the importance of terminology. Tell us what guidance and standards your organizations have an potentially loaded terms like altright domestic terrorist. a i