Family Jewels Pt 1: Meddling Abroad (1975) w/ Rick Perlstein
Part one of our four-part series on the Church Committee findings
This Day (An America 250 History Show)
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Show Notes
We’ve got a new miniseries for you, looking back at the 1975 Church Committee hearings and report, which disclosed a wide array of shady behavior by the NSA, FBI, and CIA.
For the next four episodes, we’ll look at the findings and what the revelations meant for US government and media. We’ll look at Meddling Abroad, Meddling at Home, Meddling with Your Mind, and Meddling in the Press.
Our guest for this series is Rick Perlstein, author of Nixonland, Reaganland, The Invisible Bridge, and much more.
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