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1971: The Idea of a Break-In

1971 premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 18, 2015.

05/17/2015 | Rating TV-G

Independent Lens

1971: The Idea of a Break-In

Clip: Season 16 Episode 16 | 1m 10s

1971 premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 18, 2015.

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary 1971, John and Bonnie Raines, Keith Forsyth, as well as Bill Davidon, the mastermind and de facto leader of the Citizens’ Commission to Investigate the FBI, talk about how Bill first approached them with his incredibly risky idea: break in to an FBI audience and send files to the press.

05/17/2015 | Rating TV-G

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1971: Paper Proof

Clip: S16 Ep16 | 1m 47s | 1971 premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 18, 2015. (1m 47s)

Coming to Independent Lens: 1971

Preview: S16 Ep16 | 30s | 1971 premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, May 18, 2015. (30s)

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