Loch K. Johnson Papers

Loch K. Johnson Papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Loch K. Johnson Papers
Creator: Johnson, Loch K., 1942-
Inclusive Dates: 1970-2018
Language(s): English
Extent: 21 Linear Feet
Extent: 3 moving_image(s) 3 DVDs
Collection Number: RBRL465
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Abstract: The Loch K. Johnson Papers contain materials related to Johnson's time serving under U.S. Senate and House intelligence oversight committees from 1975 to 1996 as well as his professorship at the University of Georgia from 1979 to 2019. The collection documents both Johnson's government and academic careers and the changing status of American intelligence agencies--including articles, publications, symposia notes, correspondence, and awards.

Collection Description

Historical Note

Loch K. Johnson is a Regents Professor Emeritus of Public and International Affairs in the University of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). He was born in Auckland, New Zealand in 1942 and received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, Riverside in 1969.

From 1975-1976 Johnson was the senior aide to Senator Frank Church on the U.S. Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities (the Church Committee). He was later the first staff director of House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Subcommittee on Oversight (1977-1979). From 1995-1996, he served as senior aide to the chair of the Commission on the Roles and Capabilities of the U.S. Intelligence Community (the Aspin-Brown Commission).

Subsequent to his government service, Johnson joined the faculty of the University of Georgia, where he led the effort to establish the School of Public and International Affairs in 2001. In 2005, he was instrumental in the founding of the UGA Memorial Garden. Professor Johnson's areas of expertise include American foreign policy, national security, strategic intelligence and executive-legislative relations. He is also the author of over thirty books on intelligence, covering topics such as covert action, foreign policy, and intelligenc eoversight. He received numerous rewards for his scholarship and service, including the President's Medal, the Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Josiah Meigs Prize. In 2012, he was named the inaugural Professor of the Year by the universities of the Southeast Conference. Professor Johnson retired from UGA in 2019.

Scope and Content

The Loch K. Johnson Papers contain materials related to his government work with the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities (the Church Committee) and his career as Professor of International Affairs at the Univserity of Georgia's School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA). The latter is an especially rich source of information about the founding and early years of SPIA.

A third component of this collection includes popular and scholarly articles on intelligence issues, filed by topic. These include articles on Watergate, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Organization and Arrangement

This collection is arranged in five series. Series I covers Professor Johnson's work at the University of Georgia. Series II includes documents from Johnson's government service, particularly his position as senior aide to the Church Committee. Series III contains Johnson's accumulated scholarly and popular articles on intelligence topics. Series IV contains various artifacts and oversized items, while Series V contains audiovisual recordings.


Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

This collection contains digital files. To access these files, please request the folders you would like through the finding aid using your research account. An archivist will be in contact with you to explain how to access the files. Please note that not all file formats are currently supported by the library for research use.

This collection contains audiovisual materials. Reference copies of the audiovisual recordings are available upon request. Research requests will be filled as soon as possible and will be dependent upon the condition of the recordings.

Preferred Citation

Loch K. Johnson Papers. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.


Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

Series I: University of Georgia Files

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0301[University of Georgia Honors Program Certificate], April 14, 2004
0302Book of Rememberance, 1976-2005
0303Funding: Memorial, 2004
0304April 13th Planning, 2005
0305Memorial: Design, 2003-2005
0306Memorial: Talking Points, 2005
0307Catalogue - Trustees, Officers, Alumni, Matriculates, 1785-1906, 1906-2005
0308[Book of Rememberance], 2005-2007
0309[Memorial Garden and Book of Remembrance], 2008
0310[Phi Theta Kappa Certificate], undated
0311[Framed Foreign Policy Analysis Cover Page], March 2005
0312[University of Georgia Awards], 1995-1997
0313[Contribution Acknowledgements], 2012
0314SPIA Strategic Plan, 1998-2018
0315New York Review of Books, September 27, 2018
0316Golden Key National Honor Society, undated
0317The Church Memorandum, 1957-1975
0318Intel 1978, 1978
03191978, 1978
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0401[Memorial Garden and Book of Rememberance], 2013-2015
0402Memorial Philosophy, 2001-2005
0403Names of the Fallen, 2004-2005
0404Memorial Committee Members, 2001-2004
0405Memorial: History, 1999-2013
0406Memorial: Correspondence, 1943-2005
0407Simulation Class, 1992-2004
0408Simulation, 2007
0409Simulation: 2005, 2005
0410Syllabi, 2004
0411Correspondence, 1992-2002
0412Correspondence, 2004
0413Secret Agencies, Loch Johnson, 1995-1998
0414[Political Campaign Memorabilia], 1970-1980
0415Syllabi, 1992-2003
0416Visiting Scholars, 2004
0417Teaching Academy, 2000-2004
0418Reviews: Treaties, 1983-1987
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0501War and Peace in the Nuclear Age (Revised), 1985-1992
0502National Security Council (NSC) Book, 1987-1988
0503Runoff Book, 1992-1993
0504[Johnson Coalition Formation Essay], 1968
0505Intelligence and National Security (INS) (1 of 2), 2013-2014
0506Intelligence and National Security (INS) (2 of 2), 2013-2014
0507Pending MSS, 2004
0508Letters of Rec, 1996-2003
0509Chalk-Talk, 2010-2011
0510"Congressional Supervision of America's Secret Agencies", 2004
0511Fred Manget, undated
0512Veterans, 2014
0513Intelligence and National Security (INS) Editorship, 2002-2003
0514Masy Group, 2006-2007
0515Manuscript Correspondence, 2000
0516101 Misc., 2000
0517Owens File, 1998
0518Oxford Program, 2001
0519Oxford Companion to Espionage, 2001
0520Oxford Book, 1986-1991
0521Former Members of Congress (MCs) Program, 2007
0522Miscellaneous, 2003-2004
0523Peabody Awards, 2004
0524The Policy Forum, 1996-2003
0525Post-Tenure Reviews, 1999-2004
0526Presidential Elections, 1971-1995
0527Highlands Presentations, 1988-2004
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0601[University of Georgia Teaching Academy Award], November 3, 2000
0602Miscellaneous, undated
0603Awards, 2003
0604Berlin 2004, 2004
0605Promo, 2003
0606Regents, 1997-2001
0607Reviews, 2006
0608Student Class Reembursements, 2004
0609Rugby Club, 2003-2004
0610Abraham Baldwin Project, 2009-2011
0611Rusk FIle, 1983-1996
0612Book Reviews, 1992-1999
0613Season Revised, 2015
0614Season Correspondence, 1979-2004
0615Senior Fellows, 2003-2007
0616Agora Study Group, 1987-2004
0617SPIA: 2004-05, 2004-2005
0618Department of International Affairs (DIA) Stuff, 2004-2005
0619SPIA Policy Forum Expenses, 2004-2005
0620Ransom File, 1985-2013
0621[Lectures and Articles on Intelligence], 1992-1995
0622Mondale File, 2007-2008
0623Interview of Walter F. Mondale, April 21, 2000
0624SPIA Ten Year Anniversary, September 7, 2012
0625Student Letters to Me, 2004-2012
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0701Loch - Articles About, Etc. (1 of 2), 1983-2018
0702Loch- Articles About, Etc. (2 of 2), 1980-2005
0703DIA Teaching Evaluation, 2003-2004
0704Josiah Meigs Award (1 of 2), 1984-2006
0705Josiah Meigs Award (2 of 2), 2004
0706Iran-Contra Affair, November 1987
0707Corona: America's First Satellite Program, 1995
0708Teaching, 1987-2008
0709[Letters of Recommendation], 2004-2005
0710Paul Johnson / CIA, 2010
0711Roosevelt at UGA Celebration Banquet, April 11, 2008
0712[Photograph of Wyche Fowler], undated
0713Idaho, 2003
0714Various Exams, 2004-2005
0715E-Mail Addresses, 2003-2004
0716Department of International Affairs (DIA) Admin, 2004-2005
0717Department of International Affairs (DIA) Visiting Scholars, 2004
0718Chalk Talk: Teaching Tips from the UGA Teaching Academy, 2010
0719Chalk Talk: Teaching Tips from the UGA Teaching Academy, 2010
0720Foreign Policy Analysis Program (FPAP), 2005-2013
0721[Magazine with Johnson Interview], 2019
0722[Course Correspondence], 2018-2019
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1101Georgia Alumni Society, 1991
1102Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, 1999
1103[Proposal for the School of Public and International Affairs], 1999-2002
1104BP Annual Report, 2001
1105Georgia Magazine, December 2002
1106"Foreign Policy Imperatives for the Next Presidency" Symposium, 1988
1107SPIA Council, 2012-2015
11082018-2023 Strategic Plan, undated
1109[SPIA and Other University Departments], 2001
1110SPIA Planning Committee, 2001
1111Meeting the Policy Challenges of the Twenty-First Century, October 1999
1112July 1999, July 1999
1113Harvard, 1998-2000
1114Briefing Materials, 1998-2000
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1201January 1998, January 1998
1202SPIA Policy Forum, 2002
1203March 1999, March 1999
1204February 1999, February 1999
1205February 1998, February 1998
1206March 1998, March 1998
1207April 1998, April 1998
1208May 1998, May 1998
1209April 2001, April 2001
1210May 2001, May 2001
1211September 1998, September 1998
1212June 1998, June 1998
1213July 1998, July 1998
1214August 1998, August 1998
1215October 1998, October 1998
1216January 1999, January 1999
1217SPIA Procedures, 2003
1218SPIA Policy Forum, 2004
1219April 1999, April 1999
1220May 1999, May 1999
1221June 1999, June 1999
1222August 1999, August 1999
1223September 1999, September 1999
1224October 1999, October 1999
1225November 1999, November 1999
1226December 1999, December 1999
1227January 2000, January 2000
1228February 2000, February 2000
1229March 2000, March 2000
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1301April 2000, April 2000
1302May 2000, May 2000
1303June 2000, June 2000
1304July 2000, July 2000
1305August 2000, August 2000
1306September 2000, September 2000
1307October 2000, October 2000
1308Wyche, 2000-2002
1309Fund Raising, 1989-2000
1310November 2000, November 2000
1311June 2001, June 2001
1312November 2000, November 2000
1313February 2001, February 2001
1314March 2001, March 2001
1315February 2001, February 2001
1316August 2001, August 2001
1317December 2000, December 2000
1318January 2001, January 2001
1319April 2004, April 2004
1320Johnson Correspondence 2004, 2004
 

Series II: Church Committee Files

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2101Church Committee, 1973-1984
2102[Church Committee], 1971-1978
21031975, 1975
21041976 (1 of 2), 1976
21051976 (2 of 2), 1976
2106Chronology, 1976
 

Series III: Articles on Intelligence

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0101[Intelligence Articles], 1967-1990
0102[Intelligence Articles], 1982-2001
0103[Dean Rusk Interview], 1984
0104Harper's Magazine, September 1984
0105[Articles and Exhibitions Related to the CIA], 1994-1995
0106[National Security Act of 1947], 1988
0107Russell Symposium, May 24, 1993
0108"A Foggy VIsion of Intelligence in the 21st Century", November 8-9, 1994
0109[Intelligence Articles], 1994-1995
0110"The Darker Side of Dual Use", November 20, 1994
0111[Draft for "Shifting Paradigms and Shifting Gears", October 27-29, 1994
0112"Another Mole: 'Langley, We Have a Problem...'", April 12, 1998
0113The CIA Case Method Program: Manuel Ortega, 1992-1996
0114Global Trends 2015: A Dialogue About the Future with Nongovernment Experts, December 2000
0115[Does America Need the CIA? Conference Itinerary], November 19, 1997
0116[Newspaper Clippings[, 2003
0117[Handwritten Notes], 1990
0118"Shaking Hands with Saddam", 2003
0119[Intelligence Oversight Article Notes], 2002-2003
0120[Newspaper Clippings and Articles], 2002-2003
0121[Villanova University Grant Proposal], 2002
0122[Newspaper Clippings and Articles], 2002-2003
0123Oversight, 1977-2002
0124Intel Culture, 1994
0125UN, 1995
0126Collection, 1970-2001
0127Analysis, 1987-2004
0128National Security Law Report (NSLR), 1990-1994
0129Who's Who, 1977-1994
0130National Military Intelligence Association (NMIA), 1993
0131CIA - Media Hearings Cartoons, 1975-1995
0132Colorado Springs Conference, WETA Videotapes on Congress, 1984
0133[WGM Notes], 1979
0134[Interview Notes], undated
0135[Baron Miller Notes], 1978
0136Intel Conference Notes, 1992-1994
0137Secrecy & Government Bulletin (SGB), 1947-1994
0138Intel Structures, 1981-1994
0139Intel Industry, 2001
0140Aggregate Budget, 1994
0141Key Research Questions, 1994
0142Intel / Comparative, 1994-2003
0143National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), 1994
0144Secrecy / Classified Docs, 1994
0145Prior Restraint, 1971-2004
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0201January 2000, January 2000
0202February 2000, February 2000
0203March 2000, March 2000
0204April 2000, April 2000
0205May 2000, May 2000
0206June 2000, June 2000
0207July 2000, July 2000
0208August 2000, August 2000
0209September 2000, September 2000
0210October 2000, October 2000
0211November 2000, November 2000
0212December 2000, December 2000
0213January 2001, January 2001
0214February 2001, February 2001
0215March 2001, March 2001
0216April 2001, April 2001
0217May 2001, May 2001
0218June 2001, June 2001
0219July 2001, July 2001
0220August 2001, August 2001
0221July 2004, July 2004
0222August 2004, August 2004
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0801Soviet Airfield Image, August 18, 1960
0802National Geospatial - Intelligence Agency, undated
0803[Articles and Conference Papers on Intelligence and Oversight, April 27, 2004 - May 2005
0804Idaho Conference, 2006
0805The International Intelligence Review Agencies Conference, October 3-5, 2004
0806Promotion File, Box 2, 1985-1986
0807[Legislative Files on Intelligence Operations (1 of 2)], 1979-1980
0808[Legislative Files on Intelligence Operations (2 of 2)], 1978-1984
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1001Report of the Congressional Committee Investigating the Iran-Contra Affair, 1987
1002The CIA Under Harry Truman, 1994
1003The Final Months of the War with Japan, December 1998
1004Corona: America's First Satellite Program, 1995
1005The Mondale Lectures On Public Service, 2000
1006CIA National Clandestine Service, undated
1007The Vietnam Center at Texas Tech University, 2008
1008Intel File (1 of 2), 1981
1009Intel File (2 of 2), 1981
1010[Email Addresses (1 of 2)], 1997-2004
1011[Email Addresses (2 of 2)], 1997-2004
1012[Newspapers (1 of 2)], 1991
1013[Newspapers (2 of 2)], 1991
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1401Spy Watching, 2018
1402Organizing Notes, 1978-1983
1403Report of the President's Special Review Board, February 26, 1987
1404Vietnam Policymakers: Three Episodes, 1962-1968, 1998
1405Warning Intelligence, 1987
1406Sherman Kent and the Board of National Estimates, 1994
1407Fifty Years Under Law, September 1997
1408Intentions and Capabilities: Estimates on Soviet Strategic Forces, 1950-1983, 1996
1409Studies in Intelligence, 1992
1410Kent Center Occasional Papers, November 2002
1411US Intelligence Community Reform Studies Since 1947, April 2005
1412The New American Intelligence: An Epiphany, January 1993
1413Modernizing Intelligence: Structure and Change for the 21st Century, September 1997
1414Selected Estimates on the Soviet Union, 1993
1415Estimates on Soviet Military Power 1954 to 1984, December 1994
1416The CIA Under Harry Truman, 1994
1417First Principles (1 of 3), 1975-1987
1418First Principles (2 of 3), 1975-1987
1419First Principles (3 of 3), 1975-1987
1420"It Was Mr. FBI Running the Show", 1996
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15011989, 1989
15021983, 1983
15031993, 1993
15041992, 1992
1505Intel 1991, 1991
15061990, 1990
15071988, 1988
15081987, 1987
15091986, 1986
15101985, 1985
1511Intel 1997, 1997
1512Intel 1996, 1996
1513Intel 1995, 1995
1514Intel 1994, 1994
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1601Intel 1998 (1 of 2), 1998
1602Intel 1998 (2 of 2), 1998
1603January 2003, January 2003
1604February 2003, February 2003
1605December 2002, December 2002
1606November 2002, November 2002
1607October 2002, October 2002
1608June 2002, June 2002
1609January 2002, January 2002
1610September 2002, September 2002
1611August 2002, August 2002
1612July 2002, July 2002
1613March 2002, March 2002
1614February 2002, February 2002
1615April 2002, April 2002
1616May 2002 (1 of 2), May 2002
1617May 2002 (2 of 2), May 2002
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1701[Intel (1 of 2)], 1974-2007
1702[Intel (2 of 2)], 1974-2007
1703Procedures - Staff, 1975-1991
1704Intel 1999 (1 of 3), 1999
1705Intel 1999 (2 of 3), 1999
1706Intel 1999 (3 of 3), 1999
1707September 2001, September 2001
1708December 2001, December 2001
1709November 2001, November 2001
1710October 2001, October 2001
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18011979, 1979
18021977, 1977
1803Hersh, 1974
1804Overview, 1988-1995
18051984, 1984
18061982, 1982
1807[Articles and Debates on Intelligence (1 of 3)], 1970-1982
1808[Articles and Debates on Intelligence (2 of 3)], 1970-1982
1809[Articles and Debates on Intelligence (3 of 3)], 1970-1982
1810Carl Albert, 1976-1989
1811Intelligence Data, 1999
1812[Articles on Intelligence], 1997-1999
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1901Intelligence Interviews, 1983-1999
1902[Articles on Intelligence], 1990-2005
1903Freedom and Secrecy: Trading Liberty for Security?, 2003-2004
1904Intel Select (1 of 2), 1947-1978
1905Intel Select (2 of 2), 1947-1978
1906October 2003, October 2003
1907March 2003, March 2003
1908December 2003, December 2003
1909July 2003, July 2003
1910June 2003, June 2003
1911May 2003, May 2003
1912April 2003, April 2003
1913September 2003, September 2003
1914August 2003, August 2003
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2001[CIA Publications], 1940-1960
2002[DCI Article[, 1995
2003[Reprint Permissions[, 2002
2004The National Security Council Project, Oral History Roundtables, 1998-2000
2005Vietnam 1948-1975, April 2005
2006Assessing the Soviet Threat: The Early Cold War Years, 1997
2007Intentions and Capabilities: Estimates on Soviet Strategic Forces, 1950-1983, 1996
2008Verona: Soviet Espionage and the American Response 1939-1957, 1996
2009Corona: America's First Satellite Program, 1995
2010Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1992
2011June 2004, June 2004
2012May 2004, May 2004
2013April 2004, April 2004
2014March 2004, March 2004
2015February 2004, February 2004
2016January 2004, January 2004
2017November 2003 (1 of 2), November 2003
2018November 2003 (2 of 2), November 2003
2019October 2003, October 2003
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2301 The Origin and Development of the CIA in the Administration of Harry S. Truman , 1995-03
2302 The Final Moments of the War With Japan: Signals Intelligence, U.S. Invasion Planning, and the A-Bomb Decision , 1998-12
2303 CIA's Analysis of the Soviet Union, 1947-1991 , 2001
 

Series IV: Artifacts

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0901Awards, etc., 1977-2004
0902Golden Apple Award, 1992
0903Frank Church 19th Annual IAC Symposium, February 21-23, 1990
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2201Blue Key Banquet, October 3, 2014
 

Series V: Audiovisual

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RBRL465-DVD_0001Vietnam 1948-1975, undated
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RBRL465-DVD_0002National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, NGA Informational Videos, undated

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