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The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions Audio Archive Program 778: Drafting a Charter for the F.B.I. John Hotis, assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, admits that many of the excesses of the Bureau in the past stemmed from its own failure to evaluate its mission and responsibilities, but also lays some of the blame on the government for failing to provide adequate guidelines. He discusses efforts to provide legislation that will define the Bureau's responsibilities, and warns that a charter that imposes rigid restrictions governing every step of the investigative process could endanger the flexibility the F.B.I. needs to adapt to diverse situations. Douglas Inquiry VIII. Dec. 7, 1978. [CSDI program number 778; UCSB tape number A8543/R7] Listen: (26:48) Download: Drafting a Charter for the F.B.I. (10.8 MB) Program Topics Democracy and Freedom Dissent Education First Amendment Rights/Freedom of the Press Government and Politics Hutchins [Robert Maynard] and the History of CSDI Immigration International Issues Law and Order The Media Peace and War Race and Ethnicity Religion Science and Technology Social and Economic Issues CSDI Audio Archive Information The Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions (CSDI) was founded by Robert Maynard Hutchins and was based in Santa Barbara, California, from 1959 to 1987. During that time it brought together many of the most capable and distinguished minds of the times to discuss vital issues facing American society of the day. Thanks to donors Neal Linson, Ceil Pulitzer, and Stanley Sheinbaum, a project has begun to digitize and make accessible on the web some of the most important conference proceedings, talks, and dialogues recorded by CSDI. CSDI Audio Archive Homepage Help with listening to the audio files, credits and copyright information Page author: David Seubert. Last modified: 07/31/07 11:26:46 Direct questions or comments about this page to the author or to the Web Administrator. This is an official University of California, Santa Barbara Library web page.