The Secret File

Apr 14, 1987 on PBS at 9:00 PM

Summary

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 30 years, government files existed declaring h... (more)im as a disloyal American. As he tries to clear his name, Frontline examines the government decision to gather information on American citizens.

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