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   What the Pentagon Papers were really all about?

   • The Pentagon Papers represented an official and classified history of United States involvement in Southeast Asia. The project was initiated by Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara, in 1968. McNamara, who had masterminded America's escalation of the Vietnam War, had become deeply disillusioned.

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   What does Pentagon Papers stand for?

   • for more unique definitions from across the web! What does Pentagon Papers mean? The Pentagon Papers, officially titled United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political-military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967.

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   Why were the Pentagon Papers so important?

   • Why were the pentagon papers so important? The Pentagon Papers revealed that the U.S. had secretly enlarged the scope of its actions in the Vietnam War with coastal raids on North Vietnam and Marine Corps attacks—none of which were reported in the mainstream media. What was the significance of New York Times v Sullivan?

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   What information was revealed on the Pentagon Papers?

   • The Pentagon Papers revealed that at least three sitting Presidents and their administrations purposefully deceived the people of the United States by escalating the Vietnam War while stating the opposite. The Presidents included in the report that became known as the Pentagon Papers include Harry S. Truman, Lyndon Johnson and John F. Kennedy, according to NBC News and the University of Virginia.

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   The Pentagon Papers, officially titled The History of U.S. Decision-Making in Vietnam, 1945–1968, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1968.

3. www.archives.gov › research › pentagon-papersPentagon Papers | National Archives

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   Jul 29, 2019 · The Pentagon Papers, officially titled "Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force", was commissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in 1967. In June of 1971, small portions of the report were leaked to the press and widely distributed.

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   Index	(3.84 MB)	5890484
   [Part I] Vietnam and the U.S., 1940-1950	(121 MB)	5890485
   [Part II] U.S. Involvement in the ...	(46.1 MB)	5890486
   [Part III] The Geneva Accords	(66 MB)	5890487

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4. www.history.com › topics › vietnam-warPentagon Papers - HISTORY

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   Aug 2, 2011 · The Pentagon Papers was the name given to a top-secret Department of Defense study of U.S. political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967.

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   Apr 12, 2024 · Pentagon Papers, papers that contain a history of the U.S. role in Indochina from World War II until May 1968. The papers were commissioned in 1967 by U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.

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6. www.nytimes.com › 2021/06/09 › usHow One Epic Document Exposed the Secrets of the Vietnam War ...

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   Jun 9, 2021 · The revelations in the Pentagon Papers infuriated a country sick of the war, the body bags of young Americans, the photographs of Vietnamese civilians fleeing U.S. air attacks and the endless...

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8. www.nytimes.com › spotlight › the-pentagon-papersThe Pentagon Papers at 50: A Special Report - The New York Times

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   The story behind the bombshell scoop and a look at its legacy of First Amendment protection and government accountability on the Vietnam War.

9. www.newyorker.com › news › american-chroniclesThe Deceit and Conflict Behind the Leak of the Pentagon Papers

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   Apr 8, 2021 · Fifty years ago this spring, Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers, a seven-thousand-page top-secret history of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. The study revealed systematic lying...