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Secret Service / President Protection #276915

CBS Evening News for Wednesday, Apr 08, 1981
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(Studio) Secret Service's push for incrd. funding to protect President noted.
REPORTER: Dan Rather

(DC) Secret Service director Stuart Knight's campaign to lift Attorney General's guidelines on domestic intelligence gathering outlined. [KNIGHT - thinks restrictions are overreaction to alleged abuses of previous decade.] Attorney General William French Smith mentioned. FBI's defense of not informing Secret Service of John Hinckley's arrest with handguns in Nashville, Tennessee, on day of president visit reported [FBI idr. William WEBSTER - says it's possible to "garbage" the Secret Service with excessive data.] Knight said rpting. lack of connection between Hinckley and Edward Richardson, arrested yesterday in New York City after threatening the President [KNIGHT - expresses confidence in lack of connection.] Attorney General mentioned as only one needed to relax guidelines on agencies.
REPORTER: Bruce Morton

Reporter(s):
Morton, Bruce;
Rather, Dan
Duration:
00:02:10

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