Frontline · SEASON 5
The Secret File
Episode 8 · 1987-04-14
- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
How could an ordinary citizen be considered a national security risk? Penn Kimball, a university professor, former New York Times editor, Rhodes scholar, and Eagle Scout, was stunned to discover that for 30 years, government files existed declaring him as a disloyal American. As he tries to clear his name, Frontline examines the government decision to gather information on American citizens.
Season 5 episodes
1. The Real Stuff1987-01-27
2. The Earthquake Is Coming1987-02-03
3. Stopping Drugs (1)1987-02-10
4. Stopping Drugs (2)1987-02-17
5. The Nazi Connection1987-02-24
6. Desperately Seeking Baby1987-03-03
7. Street Cop1987-03-31
8. The Secret File1987-04-14
9. War on Nicaragua1987-04-21
10. The Bombing of West Philly1987-05-05
11. In Search of the Marcos Millions1987-05-26
12. Israel: the Price of Victory1987-06-02
13. Death of a Porn Queen1987-06-09
14. Keeping the Faith1987-06-16
15. The Politics of Greed1987-06-23
