Pentagon Papers Published Revealing Systematic Government Deception About Vietnam War
On June 13, 1971, The New York Times began publishing excerpts from a 7,000-page classified Defense Department study titled “History of U.S. Decision-Making in Vietnam, 1945-1968”—soon known as the Pentagon Papers. Leaked by military analyst Daniel Ellsberg, the documents revealed that …
Daniel Ellsberg
New York Times
Washington Post
President Richard Nixon
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara
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