Bill Moyers on access to government records.Bill Moyers, the noted journalist whose long career includes White House press secretary during the Johnson administration There have been two Presidents of the United States with the surname "Johnson":
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ, formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi convention in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . "We are witnessing new barriers imposed to public access to information and the rapid mutation of America's political culture in favor of the secret rule of government. "Never has an administration like the one in power today--so disciplined in secrecy, so precisely in lockstep lock·step n. 1. A way of marching in which the marchers follow each other as closely as possible. 2. A standardized procedure that is closely, often mindlessly followed. Noun 1. in keeping information from the people at large and--in defiance of the Constitution--from their representatives in Congress." White House spokeswoman Jeanie Mamo responded to Bill Moyer's criticism by describing the administration's efforts "as transparent as possible." She said President George W. Bush "has taken necessary steps to protect the nation." |
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