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Pentagon Papers, Secret documents detailing the U.S. role in Indochina from World War II to 1968. The U.S. Defense Department commissioned the study; a project associate, Daniel Ellsberg, who was opposed to U.S. participation in the Vietnam War, leaked details of the documents to the press.
Pentagon Papers. 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.
Summary. Analysis. Questions & Answers. Summary. PDF Cite Share. The Pentagon Papers case is one of the most important cases involving freedom of the press. When Robert McNamara was...
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...
The Pentagon Papers at 50: A Special Report. The story behind the bombshell scoop and a look at its legacy of First Amendment protection and government accountability on the Vietnam War ...
Jun 18, 2021 · We're talking about the Pentagon Papers, the top-secret history of the U.S. involvement in Vietnam based on classified documents exposed by Daniel Ellsberg. The...
Jun 9, 2021 · An Oral History of the Pentagon Papers. Interviews for this oral history were conducted in the spring of 2021 by Jennifer Harlan and Brian Gallagher. Neil Sheehan, who died in January 2021, was ...
