Setting The Facts Free

July, 1974

A "Playboy Forum" ReportThe Freedom of Information Act exists to give the public and the press greater access to Government information. It hasn't worked well because of bureaucratic resistance and resulting public apathy. To compel Washington agencies to comply with the act, Ralph Nader set up the Freedom of Information Clearinghouse, funded partly by the Playboy Foundation. In this report, Nader tells how to get more bureaucrats to part with more useful facts.In Washington, informati...