The Church Committee Report: Revelations from the Bombshell 1970s Investigation into the National Security...

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Matthew Guariglia Brian Hochman (Georgetown University)

The Church Committee Report

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Revelations from the Bombshell 1970s Investigation into the National Security State

Matthew Guariglia, Brian Hochman (Georgetown University), Beverly Gage

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Norton
06 March 2026

History; History of the Americas; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Ethical issues & debates; Central government; Warfare & defence; Greeting cards

Fifty years ago, a government investigation led by US senator Frank Church uncovered some of the darkest state secrets of the twentieth century. The Church Committee confirmed the nation's worst fears about the unchecked power of its intelligence agencies: at the FBI, surveillance campaigns against civil rights leaders and clandestine attempts to disrupt antiwar protests; at the CIA, assassination plots against foreign heads of state, experiments with toxic substances and illegal drugs, and covert partnerships with the Mafia. The Church Committee's findings were so explosive that key members found themselves on the watch lists of the very government agencies they were investigating. Three witnesses who cooperated with the inquiry were murdered.

Amid the creep of digital surveillance and the upheavals of social protest, this accessible volume, containing the most harrowing revelations of the Church Committee investigation, sheds valuable light on some of today's most urgent concerns.

By: Matthew Guariglia, Brian Hochman (Georgetown University)
Foreword by: Beverly Gage
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 509g
ISBN: 9781324089377
ISBN 10: 1324089377
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 06 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Matthew Guariglia is a historian and senior policy analyst at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. He is the author of Police and the Empire City: Race and the Origins of Modern Policing in New York. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Brian Hochman is the Hubert J. Cloke Director of American Studies at Georgetown University and author of The Listeners: A History of Wiretapping in the United States. He lives in Washington, DC.

Reviews for The Church Committee Report: Revelations from the Bombshell 1970s Investigation into the National Security State

""The Church Committee's meticulously researched examination of abuses within U.S. intelligence agencies has been a guiding light for senators who are serious about asking tough questions about what our government does behind closed doors. My own work with senators investigating the NSA's warrantless surveillance and torture by the CIA would not have been possible without Senator Church's groundbreaking study. Every American who believes a government must be accountable to its citizens should read this report."" -- Senator Ron Wyden