davidson who served as minority counsel for the senate select committee on intelligence for 2003 to 2006. mr. davidson, you served under jay rockefeller on the committee. you just heard him talking there about this the way the administration handled so-called briefing of congress. i worked for a senator who was once on the intelligence committee, senator moynihan who had his own problems with the cia. he and barry goldwater had bipartisan objections to the way the cia was misleading them on actions in central america. so this challenge that senators have of trying to get real information out of the cia is not now. it s definitely not new. but it s ground that has been very important to cover in the past and obviously was critical here and one thing that was especially unique about this situation is that the government
joining me now is michael davidson who served as minority counsel for the senate select committee on intelligence for 2003 to 2006. mr. davidson, you served under jay rockefeller on the committee. you just heard him talking there about this the way the administration handled so-called briefing of congress. i worked for a senator who was once on the intelligence committee, senator moynihan who had his own problems with the cia. he and barry goldwater had bipartisan objections to the way the cia was misleading them on actions in central america. so this challenge that senators have of trying to get real information out of the cia is not now. it s definitely not new. but it s ground that has been very important to cover in the past and obviously was critical here and one thing that was especially unique about this
soon after tochompson start his political career as howard baker s campaign manager during his 1972 reelection campaign. he was then appointed minority counsel to assist republican senators on the senate watergate committee. the 1977 thompson made headlines when he filed a wrongful termination suit against democratic governor ray blantin and he help expose the cash for clemency scheme that eventually led to his removal from office and the plot became part of a novel when it was made into a movie. when the director cast thompson to play himself thus began the start of his long acting career. in 1994 thompson was elected to finish the remaining years of al gore s term and was re-elected two years later. in 2007 thompson threw his hat into the ring with the presidency and withdrew after a tough race in 2008. although thompson admits he is lucky, it s the foundation that his parents and a small tennessee town provided that truly set him up for success.
political career as howard baker s campaign manager during his 1972 reelection campaign. he was then appointed minority counsel to assist republican senators on the senate watergate committee. the 1977 thompson made headlines when he filed a wrongful termination suit against democratic governor ray blantin and he help expose the cash for clemency scheme that eventually led to his removal from office and the plot became part of a novel when it was made into a movie. when the director cast thompson to play himself thus began the start of his long acting career. in 1994 thompson was elected to finish the remaining years of al gore s term and was re-elected two years later. in 2007 thompson threw his hat into the ring with the presidency and withdrew after a tough race in 2008. although thompson admits he is lucky, it s the foundation that his parents and a small tennessee town provided that truly set him up for success.