Reining in the state : civil society and Congress in the Vietnam and Watergate eras

Reining in the state civil society and Congress in the Vietnam and Watergate eras

Introduction -- "Recruiting an army" : Russ Wiggins demands transparency -- "What's going on in the Black community?" : Ramsey Clark investigates civil disorder -- "A communist behind every bush" : the Army spies on civilians -- Senator Sam, or, How liberals learne...

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1. Verfasser: Scott, Katherine A. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Lawrence, Kansas Univ. Press of Kansas 2013
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Executive power > Transparency in government > Separation of powers > Civil society > United States > Politics and government > USA > Überwachung > Zivilgesellschaft > Vietnamkrieg > Watergate-Affäre > Transparenz
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction -- "Recruiting an army" : Russ Wiggins demands transparency -- "What's going on in the Black community?" : Ramsey Clark investigates civil disorder -- "A communist behind every bush" : the Army spies on civilians -- Senator Sam, or, How liberals learned to stop worrying and love a southern segregationist -- It's "poppycock" : Congress challenges executive privilege -- An "effective servant of the public's right to know" : Representative Moorhead revises FOIA -- "Tempers change, times change, public attitudes change" : passing FISA -- Epilogue.
Introduction -- "Recruiting an army" : Russ Wiggins demands transparency -- "What's going on in the Black community?" : Ramsey Clark investigates civil disorder -- "A communist behind every bush" : the Army spies on civilians -- Senator Sam, or, How liberals learned to stop worrying and love a southern segregationist -- It's "poppycock" : Congress challenges executive privilege -- An "effective servant of the public's right to know" : Representative Moorhead revises FOIA -- "Tempers change, times change, public attitudes change" : passing FISA -- Epilogue
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-228) and index
Beschreibung:X, 233 S.
Ill.
24 cm
ISBN:9780700618972
978-0-7006-1897-2