Former United States Senator and Vice President Walter "Fritz" Mondale (1928-2021) lived a life of service to his country. An important part of that service was his participation in a review of intelligence activities by the United States. Serving with him during than investigation was Walter Dee Huddleston, UK graduate and United States Senator from 1973 to 1985. For several years Senator Huddleston worked with the University of Kentucky Libraries Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Research Center to bring important programs and speakers to UK.
In September, 2006 the University hosted a panel discussion about United States spy programs entitled, "Who's Watching the Spies?" The event was sponsored by UK Libraries Ford Center, the UK School of Journalism and the First Amendment Center. Dr. Tracy Campbell, UK Professor of History and Co-Director of the Ford Center, chaired the panel discussion. Participating on the panel were Vice-President Mondale, Senator Huddleston, and Fred A.O. Schwarz, former Chief Council of the U.S. Senate Church Committee which investigated United States intelligence practices in the 1970s.
The Kentucky Kernel afterwards editorialized that, "UK students got a rare opportunity to hear about U.S. history told by a group that has shaped it."
The event, held in Memorial Hall and attended by several hundred people, was also broadcast on C-SPAN which you can view here. Church Committee Report on U.S. Spy Agencies | C-SPAN.org (c-span.org)
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