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Historians hosted this 90minute discussion at their annual meeting in st. Louis. We will go ahead and get started since the moment has arrived and others may trickle in after lunch. My name is beverly gage. Im a history professor at gail and i will be here mostly chairing and timekeeping and asking some questions, but before i introduce the panelists , i just wanted to say a few words about the genesis of this panel, the idea behind it, and some of the issues i hope we will be able to address. This year, 2015, marks the audience anniversary of one of the most important congressional committees, certainly, of the 1970s, and i think arguably of the latter half of the 20th century, and that was the Church Committee. The Church Committee was chaired by idaho Senator Frank Church and the committee began its work in ....
The Senate Permanent select Intelligence Committee, providing ongoing oversight of the intelligence agencies, and the creation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 19 28, which we know as fisa. Two former Staff Members of the Church Committee are with us and will be with us to help provide Historical Context and help us understand the significance of the 40yearold video you are about to see. Frederick Fritz Schwartz is with our studio is elliot maxwell, who was counsel to the committee. Thank you to both of you for joining us. Lets just start with the b ....
It was best known to history as the Church Committee. The committee met for 16 months and reviewed more than 10,000 documents and called more than 8000 witnesses before its staff. This included the creation of Committee Collection and the creation of the foreign internet Intelligence Surveillance act of 1978 which we know as i sub as isa. Providehave guests to Historical Context of the 40yearold video that you are about to see. Frederickork city, schwarz is with us and here in our studio in washington, d. C. Is elliot maxwell. Thank you to both of you for joining us. Start with the basics, mr. Maxwell, could you explain how the Church Committee got constituted . Most of it came about fr ....
This was a governmental operations and 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 and reviewed more than 10,000 documents and called more than 8000 witnesses before its staff. This included the creation of the senate Collection Committee and the creation of the foreign internet Intelligence Surveillance act of 1978 which we know as isa. We will have guests to provide Historical Context of the 40yearold video that you are about to see. From new york city, Frederick Schwarz is with us and here in our studio in washington, d. C. Is elliot maxwell. He was the counsel to the does an ....