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For more than 40 years the Historic Documents series has made primary source research easy by presenting full primary documents and excerpts from documents on the important events of each year for the United States and the world. Each volume includes approximately 70 events with well over 100 documents from the previous year, from official or other influential reports and surveys, to speeches from leaders and opinion makers, to court cases, legislation, testimony, and much more.
Historic Documents is renowned for the well-written and informative background, history, and context it provides for each document. Each volume begins with an insightful essay that sets the year's events in context, and each document or group of documents is preceded by a comprehensive introduction that provides background information on the event. Full-source citations are provided. Readers have easy access to material through a detailed, thematic table of contents and a cumulative five-year index that directs them to related material in earlier volumes.
Federal Review of NSA Surveillance Program Issued: December 12, 2013
Federal Review of NSA Surveillance Program Issued: December 12, 2013
In August 2013, President Barack Obama created a formal panel to review and consider changes to a National Security Agency (NSA) program that monitored millions of phone calls, text messages, e-mail, and other communications, including those of U.S. citizens, without warrants. The panel was established following the publication of a series of documents, leaked by government contractor Edward Snowden, that detailed top-secret surveillance programs conducted by the United States. The revelations caused a public outcry, raising concerns of privacy violations, and prompted the government to reexamine its intelligence operations for opportunities to better protect civil liberties while maintaining national security. The panel presented its recommendations in ...
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