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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 September 25, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BB63CBC3837E497A8749780ABECE8B93.
- MLA: “FRONTLINE; Spy Who Broke the Code, The.” 12/12/1988. GBH Archives. Web. September 25, 2023. <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