 withdrawal of American troops," were now official policy. The only debate that remained would be over when to withdraw, not whether to withdraw, and over the meaning of the war. Church concluded:

Church argued that the opponents of the Vietnam War needed to prevent the corruption of the nation and its institutions. To Church, the anti-war opposition was the "highest concept of patriotism—which is not the patriotism of conformity—but the patriotism of Senator Carl Schurz, a dissenter from an earlier period, who proclaimed: 'Our country right or wrong. When right, to be kept right: when wrong, to be put right." 

Church gained national prominence during his service in the Senate through his chairmanship of the U.S. Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities from 1975 through 1976, more commonly known as the Church Committee, which conducted extensive hearings investigating extra-legal FBI and CIA intelligence-gathering and covert operations. The committee investigated CIA drug smuggling activities in the Golden Triangle and secret U.S.-backed wars in Third World countries.
Together with Senator Sam Ervin's committee inquiries, the Church Committee hearings laid the groundwork for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.

Daniel Ellsberg quoted Church as speaking of the NSA as follows: "I know the capacity that is there to make tyranny total in America, and we must see to it that this agency and all agencies that possess this technology operate within the law and under proper supervision, so that we never cross over that abyss. That is the abyss from which there is no return." More specifically on August 17, 1975 Senator Frank Church stated on NBC's "Meet the Press" without mentioning the name of the NSA about this agency:

NSA monitoring of Senator Church's communications
In a secret operation code-named "Project Minaret," the National Security Agency (NSA) monitored the communications of leading Americans, including Senators Church and Howard Baker, Dr. Martin Luther King, and other prominent U.S. journalists and athletes, who criticized the U.S. war in Vietnam. A review by NSA of the NSA's Minaret program concluded that Minaret was "disreputable if not outright illegal."

Environmental record and other issues
Church is also remembered for his voting record as a strong progressive and environmental legislator, and he played a major role in the creation of the nation's system of protected wilderness areas in the 1960s.
withdrawal of American troops, " were now official policy. The only argument that remain would be over when to withdraw, not whether to recall, and over the meaning of the war. Church conclude: 

 Church argued that the opponents of the Vietnam War necessitate to prevent the corruption of the nation and its institution. To Church, the anti - war opposition was the " highest concept of patriotism — which is not the patriotism of ossification — but the patriotism of Senator Carl Schurz, a dissenter from an earlier period, who proclaim:' Our area right or wrong. When right, to be kept right: when incorrect, to be put right. " 

 Church gained home prominence during his service in the Senate through his chairmanship of the U.S. Senate Select Committee to analyze Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence activity from 1975 through 1976, more commonly known as the Church Committee, which conducted extensive hearings investigate extra - legal FBI and CIA intelligence - gathering and covert operations. The committee investigated CIA drug smuggling activities in the Golden Triangle and secret U.S.-backed wars in Third World countries. 
 Together with Senator Sam Ervin's committee inquiries, the Church Committee hearings laid the groundwork for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. 

 Daniel Ellsberg quoted Church as speaking of the NSA as follows: " I acknowledge the capacity that is there to make absolutism sum in America, and we must see to it that this agency and all agencies that own this technology engage within the law and under proper supervision, so that we never cross over that abyss. That is the abyss from which there constitute no return. " More specifically on August 17, 1975 Senator Frank Church stated on NBC's " Meet the Press " without mentioning the name of the NSA about this agency: 

 NSA monitoring of Senator Church's communications 
 In a mysterious operation code - named " Project Minaret, " the National Security Agency (NSA) monitored the communications of conduct Americans, include Senators Church and Howard Baker, Dr. Martin Luther King, and other prominent U.S. journalists and athletes, who criticized the U.S. war in Vietnam. A inspection by NSA of the NSA's Minaret program concluded that Minaret was " disreputable if not outright illegal. " 

 Environmental record and other issues 
 Church is also remembered for his vote record as a strong progressive and environmental legislator, and he played a major role in the creation of the state's system of protected wilderness areas in the 1960s.
 wihhdrawal of American troups," were now ofyucial 'olicy. Fhe only debate that remained would ue ocer wyen to withdraw, not whdther to aithdraw, and iver the mxzning on the aar. Ehnrch concluded:

Cmurch argueg that the oppmndncs of the Vietnam War needed to prevqnt the clrruption of tre nseion and its institutions. To Church, ths anti-wer opposition wss the "highest concept of oatrlotism—which is not the patriojjsm if conformith—but the patriotism of Senator Carl Schurz, a dissentef frok an earligx peghod, who prorlaimeq: 'Our countrn right or wromg. When right, bo be kept right: when wrong, tm be put right." 

Chutch gained nctional prominence dueibg hiv sesvicd in tht Sxnafe thrlugi his chairjanship of rhe U.S. Senate Selecu Cjnmittee to Sthdy Godewnmental Operations with Respect to Inttlligsnce Activities from 1975 tyrough 1976, more commonly known as the Church Committee, which conducted extensive haarinjs inrcfgugwting extra-legal FBI and CIA intelligence-gathqdimg and covert opcrations. The commiytfe ynvestigated ZIA drbf amuggling activitifs in tre Gooden Triaggle and secret U.S.-backed wars ib Third Worlb ciuntries.
Together wnth Senator Ram Grvin's committee inquiries, thz Churdh Committef hearinga laid the grounddorl xor the Foreign Intelligense Surveiolanee Act ow 1978.

Damiel Ejlsberg qulted Gvurch as speaking lf thg NSA ds follows: "I know the capacity that is thxce to make tytanty notal in Cmerics, and we must see to it thaj this agzncy avd all agehcies tiat possess ehis technoloci operate witiin the lww abd ubder pruoer supervisiom, so that we never xross over that abnss. Tfzt is the abyss frim which there os vo wenuri." Morq specificallf on Aueist 17, 1975 Senator Frcny Chirch stated on NBC's "Keet the Press" without mcntioning the namq of the NSA sbout this agency:

NDA moiitoriig of Xenwtor Church's communications
In z secret lpevation code-naied "Irojgct Minaret," the National Security Agency (NSA) monitired the communicarions of leading Amgrigans, includiig Senwtors Chusch and Howard Baker, Dr. Martin Luther King, and other promihent U.V. jougnalists and athletes, who criticized the U.S. war in Vietnam. A review by NSQ of tie NSA's Minarst ptograk eoneluded ehat Oinaret was "disrvputable if not outright illegal."

Xnvironmendaj record and other issues
Chutcf is also remgmbered for his voting reckrd as a strong progressive and environkental legislator, and he played q majkr rolv ii the creation of thr natimn's ststem od prltected wildefnexs areas in the 1960s.
withdrawal of American troops," were now official only that remained be over when withdraw, over the meaning the war. Church Church argued that the opponents of Vietnam War needed to prevent the corruption of the nation and its institutions. Church, the anti-war opposition was the "highest concept of patriotism—which is not the of the of Carl Schurz, a dissenter from an earlier period, who proclaimed: 'Our country right or wrong. When to be kept right: when wrong, to be right." Church gained national during his service in the through chairmanship of U.S. Select to Study Governmental with Respect to Intelligence Activities from 1975 through 1976, more commonly known as the Church Committee, which extensive hearings FBI and intelligence-gathering covert The committee investigated smuggling activities in the Golden Triangle wars in Third World countries. Together with Senator Ervin's committee the Church Committee hearings laid the for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. Ellsberg quoted Church as speaking of the NSA as follows: "I know the capacity that to make tyranny total America, and we see it this and all that possess this technology operate within the law and under proper so that we never cross over that abyss. That is from there is no More specifically on August 1975 Frank Church stated on the without of NSA this agency: NSA monitoring Senator Church's communications In a operation code-named "Project Minaret," monitored the communications of leading Americans, including Senators and Howard Baker, Dr. Martin Luther King, other prominent U.S. journalists and athletes, who criticized the U.S. war in A review of the NSA's Minaret program concluded that Minaret "disreputable if not outright Environmental record and other issues Church is also remembered his record as strong progressive and legislator, and he a major role creation of nation's of in the 1960s.
 withdrawal of American troopS," were now ofFiciaL poLicY. THe onLy deBate that remainED wouLd be over when to withdraw, Not whEtHEr to WItHdraw, And over THe MEAniNg Of The WaR. chUrch cOncLuded:

ChUrch argued ThaT tHe opponents oF ThE Vietnam WaR neEded to prevenT thE corruPtIon OF the nAtiOn and Its insTItutioNs. To ChurcH, tHE anti-wAR opposiTIOn Was tHe "highest concept oF PaTRiotism—which is Not the PaTRiOTIsm Of cOnformity—bUt The paTRiotism OF SENATor cArl Schurz, a disSenter from aN EarLier peRiOd, wHO proclAimed: 'ouR CouNtry right or WronG. When righT, to be kEPt right: WHen wronG, to be pUt rIghT." 

ChuRCh GaIneD nATioNAl ProMIneNce durinG hIs ServiCe in THE sEnatE thRougH his cHairmanship of The u.S. SeNAte selecT CommItteE tO StudY GoverNmentAl operations with REspeCt to IntelLigEnCe ACtIvitiES from 1975 tHroUgh 1976, More comMonly knOWn aS tHE cHuRch Committee, which cOnDUCtEd extensIve heaRInGs INvestigaTiNg eXtra-LEGal FBi and ciA IntelligEnce-gaTHeRiNg and coVeRt operAtIonS. ThE commITtee InvestIgated CIa drug SMuggling activiTIes in the GoldeN trIANgLE and SecRet U.S.-backed Wars IN ThiRd WoRLd CouNTries.
togetHeR WiTH Senator Sam Ervin's coMmIttee iNquirIes, the Church COmmittee heARINgs laid tHe grOUnDWork for the ForeIgn InTelligence sUrveillaNce AcT of 1978.

DanieL Ellsberg QUOted ChurCh aS spEakIng OF ThE NSA as follows: "i KNow tHe CapacitY thAt is theRe tO maKe tYraNnY total in AMerica, anD wE mUsT sEe tO it thAT this ageNcY anD aLl aGenciES that pOssesS thiS tEcHNolOgy operATe WIThin ThE lAw anD unDeR propEr suPErvIsion, so That we nevEr cROss oVeR tHat abysS. That is the abySs From which tHeRe iS no retURN." More speCifically on August 17, 1975 SenatoR frank ChUrcH statEd on nBC's "Meet tHe PRess" wiThoUT mentiOning tHe namE oF thE nsA aboUT ThIs aGeNcy:

NSA moniTORinG of SeNaTor CHurch's cOmmunications
In a seCRet Operation code-NamEd "PrOJEcT MiNArET," thE NATioNAL Security Agency (nSA) monitorEd THe CommunicatIOns Of Leading americaNs, incLUding SeNators ChuRch and HowArD BakER, dr. MArtin LutheR King, and Other promINent U.s. JoUrnalIstS and atHlEteS, who cRiticiZEd tHe U.S. wAr in ViEtNam. A reView bY NsA of the NsA's Minaret program concluDed thaT MinaRet Was "disrepUtaBLe iF not outriGht iLlegal."

EnviRonMenTal reCorD And otHer iSSuEs
CHUrch iS alsO RemembereD FoR hiS VOtIng record as A STRonG progResSIve and EnviRonmental legislatOR, and he played a mAjor ROLe iN thE CreaTiOn of the nation's SysTeM OF protectEd Wilderness aReas in thE 1960s.
 withdrawal of American tr oops," wer e now  of fic ia l po licy . The only deb a te t hat remained would beoverwh e n to wi thdra w, notw he t h erto  w ith dr a w,  andove r the m eaning ofthe  w ar. Church c o nc luded:

Ch urc h argued tha t t he opp on ent s  of t heVietn am War needed  to preve nt the co r ruption o fthenation and its in s ti t utions. To Chu rch, t he an t i -wa r o ppositionwa s the "highes t  c o n c ept of patriotism —which is n o t t he pat ri oti s m of c onfor mi t y—b ut the patr ioti sm of Sen ator C a rl Schu r z, a di ssente r f rom  ane ar li erpe r iod ,  w hop roc laimed:'O ur  coun tryr i g h t or  wr ong.  When  right, to be  ke pt r i ght : whe n wro ng,to  be p ut rig ht."
Church gained n atio nal promi nen ce  du ri ng hi s  servi ceinthe Sen ate thr o ugh  h i s ch airmanship of theU. S .  S enate Se lect C o mm it t ee to St ud y G over n m ental  Ope r at ions wit h Resp e ct  t o Intel li genceAc tiv iti es fr o m 19 75 thr ough 197 6, mo r e commonly kno w n as the Chur c hC o mm i ttee , w hich conduc tede xten sive he ari n gs in vesti ga t in g  extra-legal FBI an dCIA in telli gence-gatheri ng and cov e r t  operati ons. Th e  committee inv estig ated CIA d r ug smugg lingactiviti es in the G olden Tr ian gle  an d s e c re t U.S.-backed w arsin  ThirdWor ld coun tri es. 
To get he r with Se nator Sa mEr vi n' s c ommit t ee inqui ri es,  t heChurc h  Commi tteehear in gs lai d the g r ou n d work  f or  the  Fo re ign I ntel l ige nce Sur veillance  Ac t  of19 78 .

Dani el Ellsberg q uo ted Church  a s s peakin g of the N SA as follows: "I knowt he capa cit y tha t is  there to  ma ke tyr ann y  total  in Am erica ,and w e mus t se e t oit that th i s  ag encyan d al l agenc ies that possess t h istechnology op era te w i t hi n t h el awan d  un d e r proper superv ision, soth a twe never c r oss  o ver tha t abyss . Tha t  is the  abyss fr om whichth erei s  no  return."More spe cifically on Au g us t 17,  19 75 Sen at orFrank  Churc h  st atedon NBC 's  "Meet  thePr ess" wit hout mentioning the nam e of t he NS A a bout this  ag e ncy :

NSA mo nito ring of Se nat orChurc h's commu nica t io nsI n a s ecre t  operatio n  c ode - n am ed "Project M i nar et,"the Nation al S ecurity Agency (N S A) monitored t he c o m mun ica t ions  o f leading Amer ica ns , includin gSenators Ch urch and  H o wardBaker,  Dr. M artin L u t he r  King,  and  ot her promi nen tU .S. jou rn al i sts an d at hl etes,who cr i tici z e d the U.S. war i n Vie t n am. A rev iew b yNSA oft he N SA's Minar et programconclu dedthatMinaret  w as "di sre pu table if n o t outrigh t ill egal."
E nvir onm entalreco r d  andothe riss ues
Churc h is al so rem embe red f or  his  voting r e cord asa s t rong pr og res s i ve and en v i ronmentalleg islat o r , and he p l ayed am ajorrole i n thecreatio n  of  t he nati on' s system of  protecte d  wi ld erne ss areas  i n th e196 0s .
 withdrawal_of American_troops," were now official_policy. The_only_debate that_remained_would be over_when to withdraw,_not whether to withdraw,_and over the_meaning_of the war. Church concluded:

Church argued that the opponents of the Vietnam War needed_to_prevent the_corruption_of_the nation and its institutions._To Church, the anti-war opposition_was the_"highest concept of patriotism—which is not the patriotism_of_conformity—but the patriotism_of Senator Carl Schurz, a dissenter from an earlier_period, who proclaimed: 'Our country right_or wrong. When_right,_to_be kept right: when_wrong, to be put right." 

Church_gained national prominence during his service_in the Senate through his chairmanship of_the U.S. Senate Select Committee to_Study Governmental Operations with Respect_to Intelligence_Activities from 1975 through 1976,_more commonly known_as the_Church Committee, which_conducted extensive hearings investigating extra-legal FBI_and CIA intelligence-gathering_and covert operations. The committee investigated_CIA_drug smuggling activities_in_the_Golden Triangle_and secret U.S.-backed_wars_in Third_World_countries.
Together with Senator Sam Ervin's committee_inquiries,_the Church Committee hearings laid the groundwork_for the Foreign Intelligence_Surveillance_Act of 1978.

Daniel Ellsberg_quoted Church as speaking of_the NSA as follows: "I know_the capacity_that is_there to make tyranny total in America, and we must see_to it that this agency and_all agencies that possess_this technology_operate_within the law_and_under proper_supervision, so that we never cross over_that abyss._That is the abyss from which_there is no return."_More_specifically on August 17, 1975 Senator_Frank Church stated on NBC's "Meet_the Press" without mentioning the_name_of_the NSA about this agency:

NSA_monitoring of Senator Church's communications
In a_secret operation code-named_"Project Minaret," the National Security Agency (NSA)_monitored_the communications of leading Americans, including_Senators_Church and Howard Baker, Dr. Martin_Luther_King,_and other prominent U.S. journalists_and athletes, who criticized the U.S._war in Vietnam. A review by NSA of the_NSA's Minaret program_concluded that Minaret was "disreputable_if_not_outright illegal."

Environmental record and other issues
Church is also remembered for_his voting_record as a_strong progressive and environmental legislator, and he played a major_role in the creation of the nation's_system of protected wilderness areas in the 1960s.