Jon Wiener is Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, author of Come Together: John Lennon and His Time (1994), and a contributing editor of The Nation.

"If only the New Left and the 'youth culture' that coexisted with it had been as threatening to the US government as the latter seemed to believe. That wistful thought occurs while perusing this chronicle of the Nixon administration's harassment of John Lennon for his involvement in radical causes during the early '70's. . . . For all the unintentional humor that pervades these documents, they convey a far more sobering message: how willing the government has been at times to spy on, intimidate, and harass those whom it regards as its most effective critics."

• Introduction PART I. HISTORY 1. Getting Started 2. From District Court to the Supreme Court 3. Deposing the FBI and CIA 4. The Clinton Administration Takes Action 5. After the Settlement Conclusion: The Culture of Secrecy PART II. THE FILES Guide to FBI File Pages The Files Notes Glossary Chronology Bibliography Acknowledgments Index Photographs

Jon Wiener is Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, author of Come Together: John Lennon and His Time (1994), and a contributing editor of The Nation.

"If only the New Left and the 'youth culture' that coexisted with it had been as threatening to the US government as the latter seemed to believe. That wistful thought occurs while perusing this chronicle of the Nixon administration's harassment of John Lennon for his involvement in radical causes during the early '70's. . . . For all the unintentional humor that pervades these documents, they convey a far more sobering message: how willing the government has been at times to spy on, intimidate, and harass those whom it regards as its most effective critics."

• Introduction PART I. HISTORY 1. Getting Started 2. From District Court to the Supreme Court 3. Deposing the FBI and CIA 4. The Clinton Administration Takes Action 5. After the Settlement Conclusion: The Culture of Secrecy PART II. THE FILES Guide to FBI File Pages The Files Notes Glossary Chronology Bibliography Acknowledgments Index Photographs

Jon Wiener is Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, author of Come Together: John Lennon and His Time (1994), and a contributing editor of The Nation.

"If only the New Left and the 'youth culture' that coexisted with it had been as threatening to the US government as the latter seemed to believe. That wistful thought occurs while perusing this chronicle of the Nixon administration's harassment of John Lennon for his involvement in radical causes during the early '70's. . . . For all the unintentional humor that pervades these documents, they convey a far more sobering message: how willing the government has been at times to spy on, intimidate, and harass those whom it regards as its most effective critics."

• Introduction PART I. HISTORY 1. Getting Started 2. From District Court to the Supreme Court 3. Deposing the FBI and CIA 4. The Clinton Administration Takes Action 5. After the Settlement Conclusion: The Culture of Secrecy PART II. THE FILES Guide to FBI File Pages The Files Notes Glossary Chronology Bibliography Acknowledgments Index Photographs