Republican bugging allegations

Title

Republican bugging allegations

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:12

Description

Andrew Manderstam reports on the alleged bugging of the office of Republican Party co-Chairman Mary Crisp, in Washington DC during the 1980 US Presidential election campaign. Includes press statements by police spokesman Joseph Gentile; Richard Govignon, electronics expert.

Contributors

Andrew Manderstam; Joseph Gentile; Richard Govignon

Keywords

USA; Elections; Data protection; Political parties; Espionage; Allegations; Criminal investigation; Interception of communication; Republican Party; Washington DC; Surveillance; Mary Crisp

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