State Department Information Program Information Centers, Vol. 6: Hearing Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on ... First Session, Pursuant to S. Res; 40 - Hardcover

United States ; Congress ; Senate ; Committee On Government Operations

9780656150052: State Department Information Program Information Centers, Vol. 6: Hearing Before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on ... First Session, Pursuant to S. Res; 40

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 065615005X ISBN 13: 9780656150052

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

View all copies of this ISBN edition

0 Used

2 New

From US$ 38.61

State Department Information Program, Volume 6: Hearings and Highlights

This collection presents a record of a Senate hearing on the State Department Information Program and its use of authors and works in information centers around the world. Readers see the questions lawmakers asked, the responses given, and the legal points raised about rights and obligations during testimony before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

In this edition, you’ll encounter:

A sequence of testimony from editors, authors, and researchers connected to the program, including discussions of which books were in use and how information centers were supplied.
Debates over authors’ affiliations and the implications of libel, privilege, and the Fifth Amendment in a public investigation.
The procedural tone of a congressional inquiry, with exchanges about record-keeping, cooperation, and the administration’s directives.

What you’ll gain:

A window into mid‑20th century government oversight of cultural and literary materials used in international information work.
A sense of how committees framed questions about allegiance, espionage, and the dissemination of political ideas.
Context for understanding how information programs intersected with broader debates about communism and public accountability.

Ideal for readers of government history, archival hearings, and 1950s policy debates who want a concrete glimpse of how information programs were scrutinized in a legislative setting.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.