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FRONTLINE; Secret File, The
02/24/1987
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- Series
- FRONTLINE
- Program
- Secret File, The
- Program Number
508
- Series Description
Premiered January 1983 Since January 1983, FRONTLINE has served as American public television's - PBS - flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its television broadcast debut as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature over 23 years is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience. Series release date: 1/1983
- Program Description
How could an ordinary citizen be considered a national security risk? Penn Kimball, a university professor, former New York Times editor, Rhodes scholar, and Eagle Scout, was stunned to discover that for thirty years, government files existed declaring him as a disloyal American. As he tries to clear his name, FRONTLINE examines the government decision to gather information on American citizens.
- Duration
00:66:00
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Genres
- Documentary
- Topics
- News
- Public Affairs
- Citation
- Chicago: “FRONTLINE; Secret File, The,” 02/24/1987, GBH Archives, accessed January 18, 2025, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_011CFA102CD2405DA88C8BE101553F7C.
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