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 basics, mr. Maxwell, could you explain how the Church Committee got constituted . What was the impetus . Mr. Maxwell 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. By still continuing the vietnam war there was the thought that the intelligence agencies
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