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Foerstel, Herbert N.

Freedom of information and the right to know: the origins and
applications of the Freedom of Information Act / Herbert N. Foerstel.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-313-28546-2 (alk. paper)

1. Government information-- United States. 2. Public records--Law
and legislation--United States. 3. Freedom of information--United
States. 4. United States. Freedom of Information Act. I. Title.

KF5753.F64 1999

342.73'0662--dc21 99-17951

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1999 by Herbert N. Foerstel

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 99-17951
ISBN: 0-313-28546-2

First published in 1999

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881
An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.
www.greenwood.com

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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Copyright Acknowledgments

The author and the publisher gratefully acknowledge permission for use of the following
material:

Excerpts from interviews conducted by Herbert N. Foerstel with Tom Blanton, Ross
Cirrincione, Ramsey Clark, Carl Coleman, Rebecca Daugherty, James X. Dempsey, Will Fer-
roggiaro, Morton Halperin, Anthony Lake, Duncan Levin, James MacKenzie, Kate Martin,
Elliot Mincberg, Patsy Mink, Ralph Nader, Ellen Ray, Russell Roberts, William Schaap, Arthur
Spitzer, Thomas M. Susman, John P. Swann, Charles Talbott, Mike Tankersley, Charlene
Thomas, David Vladeck, and Les Weinstein. Used by permission.

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