The Church Committee: 40 Years Later (C-SPAN3)

A panel discussion held at the Organization of American Historians' 2015 annual meeting in St. Louis, Missouri. This event marked the 40th anniversary of the Church Committee's work, which involved investigating controversial covert actions by U.S. intelligence agencies. The Church Committee, a Senate committee established in 1975, focused on scrutinizing government intelligence gathering practices. One significant moment during the committee's tenure was when CIA Director William Colby testified before the committee on September 16, 1975, about issues such as illegally stored biological weapons. The committee's investigations also led to the discovery of massive illegal spying operations on American citizens by the FBI, prompting a deeper probe into these activities.

Related Links:
1. https://www.c-span.org/video/?325327-1/church-committee-history-legacy#:~:text=,Global%20Search
2. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/40-years-ago-church-committee-investigated-americans-spying-on-americans/#:~:text=This%20week%20marks%20the%2040th,in%20controversial%20covert%20action
3. https://archive.org/details/CSPAN3_20150601_023100_Church_Committee_History_and_Legacy#:~:text=Panelists%20discuss%20the%20Church%20Committee%2C,gathering%20practices%2C%20and%20its%20legacy
4. https://archive.org/details/CSPAN3_20160501_200000_William_Colby_Church_Committee_Hearing#:~:text=On%20September%2016%2C%201975%2C%20CIA,weapons%20such%20as%20shell%20fish
5. https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/159149#:~:text=Later%20he%20discovered%20evidence%20that,decided%20to%20investigate%20FBI%20abuses