"On This Date in History" Calendar
1975: Lt Gen Lew Allen Testifies
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8 August 1975: The first public appearance of the Director of NSA before Congress. Lt Gen Lew Allen was DIRNSA from 1973 to 1977. He testified before the House's Pike Committee regarding the interception of international communications, both voice and cable.