On American History tv on c. Fan 3 we are here to review the major findings of our full investigation of fbi Domestic Intelligence including the cohen tell program and other programs aimed at domestic targets. Fbi surveillance of lawabiding citizens and groups, political abuses of fbi intelligence and several specific cases of unjustified intelligence operations. The 1975 Church Committee hearings convened to investigate the intelligence activities of the cia, fbi, irs and the nsa saturday night at 10 00 eastern the commission questioned former associate counsel and staff assistant to president Nixon Tom Charles houston on a plan he plent presented to president nixon using burglary, electronic surveillance and opening of mail. The bureau had undertaken black bag jobs over a number of years up until 1966. It had been successful and valuable, again, particularly in matters involving espionage. And that they felt this, again, w something given the climate they needed to have the authority
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 from a series of articles with activities by the Intelligence Community within the United States and followed by many people. This was in the context of the postwatergate resignation of president nixon. Continuing the vietnam war there was the thought that the intelligence agencies would be directed agains
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 any of the pennsylvania senator rick sweitzer. Lets start with the basics, mr. Maxwell, could you explain how the Church Committee got constituted . What was the impetus . My view is it came about as a series of articles by activities in the Intelligence Community, followed by many other people. This was in
Of par troopers. This is inside the airplane and moves outside into the slip stream and deflects the wind so e par troopers can jump away without striking the airplane. This was donated and interesting how he got it and where he kept it for 20 years, but there it is. Next, we have foot lockers that 1951 and this was in this is where you put all your belongings next to the foot of your bed from the barracks. Over here is a display over here of some of the items that you would find inside the yoke or steering wheel. This is the landing gear handle that puts the landing gear up and down. Oxygen regulator. Every seat in the cockpit that had someone sit there. Decided to take it home and make a table out of it and ended up here in the museum. This display is one of our first displays we have at the museum. She was the first woman in the group of women who become a pilot in the air force and chosen to come here to norton and fly the 141 and she became an aircraft commander and able to take t
Conference. Not so. Pat buchanan was with him every step of the way. This book was launched last week. This is the Pacific Coast launch of it, the greatest comeback, how Richard Nixon broke the new majority, the silent majority and how he won the presidency. Here is a man who spent every day with him strategizing, planning, creating, and he is the first and eyewitness to the magnificent brilliance of the 37president. Cheese welcome pat buchanan. [applause] [applause] thank you very much, sandy. With that reception on might start looking at 2016. [applause] i always relished coming back here. This is the second time i have spoken in the east room of the Nixon Library and there are some magnificent memorable plays. I was going to mention to all the folks are served with a overs years, even going back four or five decades. I would like to single out one who was written with Richard Nixon for the campaign of 1960 before i was there. The campaign for governor in 62 before i was there and Ri