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| − | The '''Pentagon Papers''' is the popularized name for a top-secret study conducted by the [[United States]] [[Department of Defense]] dealing with American involvement in [[Southeast Asia]] from | + | The '''Pentagon Papers''' is the popularized name for a top-secret study conducted by the [[United States]] [[Department of Defense]] dealing with American involvement in [[Southeast Asia]] from [[World War II]] until 1967. [[Daniel Ellsberg]], in 1971, was responsible for leaking this study to the [[New York Times]], who subsequently began publishing sections of it on June 13, 1971. On June 29, [[Senator]] [[Mike Gravel]] entered the report into the public record of the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds<ref>http://www.beacon.org/client/client_pages/images/pentagon_35.pdf</ref> |
The leak of this report fueled the fire of the growing anti-[[Vietnam War]] movement. | The leak of this report fueled the fire of the growing anti-[[Vietnam War]] movement. | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | [http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pentagon/pent1.html The Pentagon Papers - Gravel Edition] | ||
Revision as of 18:38, June 28, 2007
The Pentagon Papers is the popularized name for a top-secret study conducted by the United States Department of Defense dealing with American involvement in Southeast Asia from World War II until 1967. Daniel Ellsberg, in 1971, was responsible for leaking this study to the New York Times, who subsequently began publishing sections of it on June 13, 1971. On June 29, Senator Mike Gravel entered the report into the public record of the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds[1]
The leak of this report fueled the fire of the growing anti-Vietnam War movement.