Fighting for the First Amendment: Stanton of CBS vs. Congress and the Nixon White House; Corydon B. Dunham; foreword by Walter Cronkite
Westport, Conn. Praeger, 1997. Hardcover. xiii, [1], 233, [1] p.: portrait; 24 cm. Dark blue and white cover with white spine title. Red, white, and blue dust jacket. In 1971, "a Congressional Committee, supported by the Nixon White House, sought to establish control over broadcast news by investigating editorial news judgment" at CBS. Frank Stanton, president of CBS, refused to obey subpoenas from the Committee, which voted to hold Stanton and CBS in contempt. Stanton argued successfully that broadcast journalism is protected under the freedom of the press guaranteed by the First Amendment. Book and dust jacket are in Fine Condition: clean and bright. Fine / fine. Item #008235
ISBN: 0275960277
Price: $18.00