Howard S. Liebengood papers
Contributors: Baker, Howard H. (Howard Henry), 1925-
Language: eng
Number of pages: 13300
Subjects: Politics and government; United States; Watergate Affair, 1972-1974; Political corruption; Assassination; Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; Panama Canal Treaties; Intelligence service; Watergate Trial, Washington, D.C., 1973; Arms control; Abscam Bribery Scandal, 1980; United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Intelligence; United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; Foreign relations; History
Description: Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, speeches, reports, legislative proposals, research files, notebooks, travel materials, campaign materials, financial and legal papers, Senate floor statements, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers pertaining primarily to Liebengood's service on the minority staff of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (known as the Watergate Committee), as minority staff director of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and as legislative counsel to Senate minority leader Howard H. Baker.  Topics include the role of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in Watergate and other aspects of the affair, scope of CIA and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) operations, renewed investigation of John F. Kennedy's assassination, Panama Canal treaties (1977), Koreagate scandal (1977-1978), Strategic Arms Limitation Talks II, Abscam Bribery Scandal (1980), Billy Carter's activities relating to Libya, and other issues during Jimmy Carter's administration.  Includes a portion of Baker's papers (1975-1982).
Notes: Restrictions apply.

Classified, in part.

Deposit, Howard S. Liebengood, 1983.

transferred to Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division.

Lawyer and U.S. Senate sergeant at arms.

Collection material in English.

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