Frontline United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program (Season 32, Episode 9)
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TV Episode | 114 min | Documentary, News

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United States of Secrets (Part One): The Program (Season 32, Episode 9)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 114 min | Documentary, News

From PBS and Frontline: Last year Edward Snowden downloaded tens of thousands of top-secret documents from a highly secure government computer network. The revelations that followed touched off a fierce debate over the massive surveillance...See moreFrom PBS and Frontline: Last year Edward Snowden downloaded tens of thousands of top-secret documents from a highly secure government computer network. The revelations that followed touched off a fierce debate over the massive surveillance operations conducted by the National Security Agency. Now FRONTLINE investigates the secret history of the unprecedented surveillance program that began in the wake of September 11th and continues today. Through exclusive interviews with intelligence insiders, cabinet officials, and government whistle-blowers, Part One reveals how the U.S. government came to monitor the communications of millions of Americans and to collect billions of records on ordinary people around the world. Written by Anonymous See less

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55 cast members

Name	Known for
Will Lyman Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Thomas Drake Self - NSA Senior Executive, 2001-08 Self - NSA Senior Executive, 2001-08 See fewer	A Good American (2015)
Barton Gellman Self - The Washington Post & Frontline Self - The Washington Post & Frontline See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Peter Baker Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times See fewer	A Perfect Candidate (1996)
Mark Klein Self - Former AT&T Technician Self - Former AT&T Technician See fewer	Nova (1974)
Michael Hayden Self - NSA Director, 1999-05 Self - NSA Director, 1999-05 See fewer	We Steal Secrets (2013)
George W. Bush Self - President (archive footage) Self - President (archive footage) See fewer	Journeys with George (2002)
Ron Wyden Self - Senator, Oregon (archive footage) Self - Senator, Oregon (archive footage) See fewer	Dirty Wars (2013)
Diane Roark Self - Staff, House Intel. Cmte., 1985-02 Self - Staff, House Intel. Cmte., 1985-02 See fewer	A Good American (2015)
Luke Harding Self - The Guardian Self - The Guardian See fewer	Snowden (2016)
Glenn Greenwald Self - The Guardian, 2012-13 Self - The Guardian, 2012-13 See fewer	No Place to Hide
Ewen MacAskill Self - The Guardian (as Ewen Macaskill) Self - The Guardian (as Ewen Macaskill) See fewer	Citizenfour (2014)
Vito Potenza Self - NSA Dep. General Counsel, 1993-06 Self - NSA Dep. General Counsel, 1993-06 See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Kirk Wiebe Self - NSA Senior Analyst, 1975-01 (as J. Kirk Wiebe) Self - NSA Senior Analyst, 1975-01 (as J. Kirk Wiebe) See fewer	A Good American (2015)
James Bamford Self - Author, The Shaddow Factory Self - Author, The Shaddow Factory See fewer	Nova (1974)
Alberto Gonzales Self - White House Counsel, 2001-05 Self - White House Counsel, 2001-05 See fewer	CNN Newsroom (1989)
Frank Church Self - Senator, Idaho (archive footage) Self - Senator, Idaho (archive footage) See fewer	Issues and Answers (1960)
Ryan Lizza Self - The New Yorker Self - The New Yorker See fewer	At This Hour with Kate Bolduan (2014)
Edward Loomis Self - NSA Cryptologist, 1964-01 Self - NSA Cryptologist, 1964-01 See fewer	A Good American (2015)
Dick Cheney Self - Vice President (archive footage) Self - Vice President (archive footage) See fewer	Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience (2011)
Andrew Card Self - White House Chief of Staff, 2001-06 Self - White House Chief of Staff, 2001-06 See fewer	The Heroism and Resiliency of 9/11: From Tragedy to Triumph
Robert Deitz Self - NSA General Counsel, 1998-06 Self - NSA General Counsel, 1998-06 See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Jane Mayer Self - The New Yorker Self - The New Yorker See fewer	Frontline (1983)
William Binney Self - NSA Techincal Director, 1965-01 Self - NSA Techincal Director, 1965-01 See fewer	Citizenfour (2014)
Porter Goss Self - Chair, House Intel. Cmte., 1997-04 Self - Chair, House Intel. Cmte., 1997-04 See fewer	Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
Patrick Radden Keefe Self - Author, Chatter Self - Author, Chatter See fewer	Say Nothing (2024)
Thomas Tamm Self - Attorney, Dept. of Justice, 1998-06 Self - Attorney, Dept. of Justice, 1998-06 See fewer	War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State (2013)
Michael Isikoff Self - Journalist Self - Journalist See fewer	D.C. Sniper: 23 Days of Fear (2003)
Jack Goldsmith Self - Office of Legal Counsel, 2003-04 Self - Office of Legal Counsel, 2003-04 See fewer	Betrayal: When the Government Took Over the Teamsters Union (2019)
Eric Lichtblau Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times See fewer	The Investigators (2000)
James Risen Self - The New York Times Self - The New York Times See fewer	We the Internet TV (2015)
Philip Taubman Self - DC Bureau Chief, The New York Times, 2003-07 Self - DC Bureau Chief, The New York Times, 2003-07 See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Bill Keller Self - Exec. Editor, The New York Times, 2003-11 Self - Exec. Editor, The New York Times, 2003-11 See fewer	The Boy Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
Siobhan Gorman Self - The Baltimore Sun, 2005-07 Self - The Baltimore Sun, 2005-07 See fewer	Unmanned: America's Drone Wars (2013)
Jesselyn Radack Self - Drake's Attorney Self - Drake's Attorney See fewer	A Good American (2015)
Barack Obama Self - President (archive footage) Self - President (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Richard A. Clarke Self - White House NSA Review Group, 2013 (as Richard Clarke) Self - White House NSA Review Group, 2013 (as Richard Clarke) See fewer	The Scorpion's Gate
Ben Rhodes Self - Obama Dep. Nat'l Security Advisor Self - Obama Dep. Nat'l Security Advisor See fewer	The World as It Is
Matthew Olsen Self - Dir., Nat'l Counterterrorism Center Self - Dir., Nat'l Counterterrorism Center See fewer	God Went Surfing with the Devil (2010)
David Addington Self - Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney (archive footage) Self - Chief of Staff to Vice President Dick Cheney (archive footage) See fewer	The World According to Dick Cheney (2013)
Keith Alexander Self - NSA Director (archive footage) (as General Keith Alexander) Self - NSA Director (archive footage) (as General Keith Alexander) See fewer
John Ashcroft Self - Former US Attorney General (archive footage) Self - Former US Attorney General (archive footage) See fewer	Don't Look Up (2021)
Maureen Baginski Self - Former Signals Intelligence Director at the National Security Agency (archive footage) Self - Former Signals Intelligence Director at the National Security Agency (archive footage) See fewer	History's Mysteries (1998)
James Comey Self - Former Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage) Self - Former Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation (archive footage) See fewer	The Comey Rule (2020)
Eric Holder Self - Former U.S. Attorney General (archive footage) Self - Former U.S. Attorney General (archive footage) See fewer	Main Justice (2019)
Colleen Kollar-Kotelly Self - U.S. District Court, Washington, DC (archive footage) Self - U.S. District Court, Washington, DC (archive footage) See fewer
John McLaughlin Self - Acting CIA Director (archive footage) Self - Acting CIA Director (archive footage) See fewer
Mike McNally Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Zeus: Master of Olympus (2000)
Robert Mueller Self - FBI Director, 2001 to 2013 (archive footage) (as Robert S. Mueller III) Self - FBI Director, 2001 to 2013 (archive footage) (as Robert S. Mueller III) See fewer	The Investigation: A Search for the Truth in Ten Acts (2019)
Laura Poitras Self - Documentary Filmmaker (archive footage) Self - Documentary Filmmaker (archive footage) See fewer	Citizenfour (2014)
Condoleezza Rice Self - National Security Advisor (archive footage) Self - National Security Advisor (archive footage) See fewer	30 Rock (2006)
Edward Snowden Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Citizenfour (2014)
Arthur Sulzberger Self - Publisher, The New York Times (archive footage) Self - Publisher, The New York Times (archive footage) See fewer	The American Ruling Class (2005)
George Tenet Self - Director of Central Intelligence (archive footage) Self - Director of Central Intelligence (archive footage) See fewer	Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015)
Steven Tyrrell Self - Federal Prosecutor (archive footage) Self - Federal Prosecutor (archive footage) See fewer