An examination of subtler forms of control over the press than overt government censorship, such as intimidation and manipulation through regulatory agencies like the FCC. Featuring Harry S. Ashmore, Rick J. Carlson, John Cogley, Reuven Frank, Norton Ginsburg, Harry Kalven, Newton Minow, Paul Porter, Richard Salant, Antonin Scalia, Eric Sevareid, Rexford G. Tugwell, and Harvey Wheeler. Broadcasting and the First Amendment VI. 1 tape. [Transcript 5:5]. [LC 73-762721]

The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) brought together many of the most capable and distinguished minds of the times to discuss vital issues facing American society of the day. Political and academic leaders, scientists, social scientists, legal scholars, journalists, theologians, labour and community leaders focused on topics such as peace and war, democracy, dissent, community action, ecology and the environment, elections and the electoral process, immigration, international relations, law and order, the media, race and ethnicity, and religion. Prominent participants included Senator Alan Cranston, Upton Sinclair, Milton Friedman, Mortimer Adler, Cesar Chavez, Aldous Huxley, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas, Sander Vanocur, and Gunner Myrdal among many others