Interview with Walter D. Huddleston, August 28, 2002
Project: Walter D. Huddleston Oral History Project
Interview Summary
Walter D. Huddleston discusses his work and experiences on the United States Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, or the Church Committee. He describes the genesis of, need for, and major goals of the Church Committee. He talks about his impressions of fellow committee members. He discusses investigating the C.I.A., F.B.I., and N.S.A. He talks about handling classified information, hearings with mafia members, investigation of U.S. involvement in international assassination plots and politics. He discusses the effect of intelligence work on the personal lives of senators on the committee, balancing Church Committee commitments with other senate committee responsibilities, and working on the Senate Appropriations Committee.Interview Accession
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Church Committee United States Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities Committee selections Committee assignments Committee appointments Government oversight Intelligence agencies Classified information Classified reports United States Committee on Appropriations Personal security Retaliation Time constraints Energy constraints U.S. Senators Assassination plots Information management Cover upsInterview LC Subject
Huddleston, Walter D. (Walter Darlington), 1926- United States. Congress--Committees. United States. Congress. Senate. Legislators--United States. Investigations. Intelligence service. National security. Political culture. Work-life balance. Work and family. United States. Central Intelligence Agency. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. United States. National Security Agency. Mafia--United States. Espionage. Professional relationshipsInterview Rights
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Huddleston, Walter D. Interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. 28 Aug. 2002. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Huddleston, W.D. (2002, August 28). Interview by T. L. Birdwhistell. Walter D. Huddleston Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Huddleston, Walter D., interview by Terry L. Birdwhistell. August 28, 2002, Walter D. Huddleston Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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