FLORIDA CONFERENCE ON THE MEDIA AND THE LAW JUNE 18-20

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 27, 2006
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• Publication Date: May 19, 1976
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR:
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FROM Angus MacLean Thuermer
Assistant to the Director
SUBJECT
Florida Conference on the Media and the Law
June. 18- 20
Here is a etter inviting the DCI to a Conference on
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the Media and the Law in Florida during the period
June 18-20. The DCI is invited to be an observer.
Bill Colby attended such a conference at the Homestead
a year or so ago. He was, of course, not only the DCI but
also a lawyer and enjoyed -- so I recollect -- the exchanges
with judges, journalists and other government officials.
The DCI may want to give Bill Colby a ring on the matter to
get his sense of the usefulness of the conference.
As was the practice before, this conference is based
on discussions of case studies posing questions involving
newspapers, TV and the law.
If the Director does not wish to attend, he might
wish to suggest that the new General Counsel go in his stead.
It would certainly give him a thorough soaking in one of
If you want me to handle any letters or phone calls on
this matter, please let me 1now. STATINTL
the problems that faces us.
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 THE FLORIDA CONFERENCE ON THE MEDIA & THE LAW
May 13, 1976
Mr. George Bush
Director CIA
Washington, D.C. 20505
During the weekend of June 18-20, the Florida Conference on the
Media and the Law, sponsored by the Ford Foundation, the Knight
Foundation, and The Miami Herald, will be held at the Key Biscayne
Hotel, Key Biscayne, Florida. We are pleased to invite you to be
an observer in this conference.
This conference is an outgrowth of concern over the increasing
number of confrontations between the law and the media. It is
our hope that by establishing a meaningful dialogue among members
of the judiciary, the bar, the government and the press, there
will develop a better understanding of the problems involved.
Approximately 35 judges, lawyers, journalists and government
officials are being invited to attend and will participate in
three case studies posing complex media questions involving
conflicts between the media and the law. in addition, another
group is being invited to attend as observers.
The sponsors will defray the cost of your attendance at the
conference (rooms, meals and transportation to and from Miami).
Spouses are welcome to attend at your expense.
The conference will begin with registration at 4:00 P.M., Friday,
June 18, and will close after lunch, Sunday, June 20. Information
concerning the agenda, transportation arrangements and a list of
participants and observers will be forwarded to you in a few
weeks. Please complete and return the enclosed confirmation in
the envelope provided as soon as possible. Should you have
questions concerning the conference arrangements, please call
the conference coordinator, Roland Dopson, at The Miami Herald,
305-350-2906.
We hope you can attend.
DPSP:llj
Sincerely,
Counsel for The Miami Herald
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Date: May 27th
Time: 8:00 a.m.
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 May 20, 1976
Dear Bev,
Thank you for your thoughtful
letter about the 'Y?' dinner. You
did a great job in organizing it.
You kept a con 1icated pro ,ram z oving
right along, and all in all it was a
pleasant return home for both Barbara
and me.
Than