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FRONTLINE; Spy Who Broke the Code, The

12/12/1988

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Series

FRONTLINE

Program

Spy Who Broke the Code, The

Program Number

702

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

This program is an investigation of the damage to US national security created by the Walker spy ring which sold secrets about military codes to the Soviets. The program includes an exclusive interview with the convicted ring leader, Johnny Walker, and his principal partner, Jerry Whitworth.

Duration

00:61:00

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Public Affairs

News

Citation

Chicago: “FRONTLINE; Spy Who Broke the Code, The,” 12/12/1988, GBH Archives, accessed July 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BB63CBC3837E497A8749780ABECE8B93.

MLA: “FRONTLINE; Spy Who Broke the Code, The.” 12/12/1988. GBH Archives. Web. July 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BB63CBC3837E497A8749780ABECE8B93>.

APA: FRONTLINE; Spy Who Broke the Code, The. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BB63CBC3837E497A8749780ABECE8B93