Former FBI and CIA director Judge William H. Webster came to Grand
Valley on November 19 and 20 to discuss intelligence gathering and use
by the government, especially in the post 9/11 world. Streaming video is
available of his lecture.
Webster shared his perspective on domestic and international
intelligence and the presidential decision making process in a pair of
lectures sponsored by the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies at
Grand Valley.
Webster gave a presentation called 'The President's Use of Intelligence
and Information' on Tuesday, November 19, in Loosemore Auditorium. View
that lecture in streaming video here:
On November 20, Webster was joined by a distinguished panel to discuss
and analyze the use of intelligence in the post 9/11 era. Jonathan
White, the executive director of the Homeland Defense Initiative at
Grand Valley and currently on special assignment with the U.S. Dept. of
Justice was the moderator. Others on the panel included: U.S. Rep. Peter
Hoekstra, member of the House Intelligence Committee; Director of the
Michigan State Police and Michigan's Homeland Security efforts, Col.
Stephen Madden; and former FBI Executive Assistant Director,
Counterterrorism Division, Dale Watson.
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