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‘Modern-day Pentagon Papers’: Comparing the Afghanistan Papers to blockbuster Vietnam War study
That was the lead of the New York Times’s first earthshaking Pentagon Papers story ... war in Afghanistan published Monday in The Washington Post. A confidential trove of documents obtained ...
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A dying Daniel Ellsberg talks about Discord and the power of leaks
Daniel Ellsberg, the source of the Pentagon Papers, died June 16 at age 92. In 2017 he told The Washington Post why he decided to leak top secret documents. (Video: Billy Tucker/The Washington ...
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‘The Post’
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. “The Post” takes place in 1971 and chronicles how The Washington Post ...
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Fact checking ‘The Post’: The incredible Pentagon Papers drama Spielberg left out
When Washington Post reporters showed up at Ben Bradlee’s house in Georgetown to sift through the Pentagon Papers, his 10-year-old daughter Marina really was outside selling lemonade.
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Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92
Daniel Ellsberg, the source of the Pentagon Papers, died June 16 at age 92. In 2017 he told The Washington Post why he decided to leak top secret documents. (Video: Billy Tucker/The Washington ...
CNN and The Washington Post are Getting Booted From the Pentagon, Too
HuffPost and The New York Post, the Pentagon press office doubled down and announced four additional changes: The Washington ...
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The night three Beatles showed up for Daniel Ellsberg’s birthday
Daniel Ellsberg performed many feats during his 92-year life: collecting the Pentagon Papers, fighting against nuclear proliferation and helping to bring down a president. He also got three of the ...
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Daniel Ellsberg leaked his Vietnam secrets to senators first. They balked.
On Nov. 6, 1969, Daniel Ellsberg walked into Sen. William Fulbright’s Capitol Hill office, carrying two briefcases full of top-secret documents. Inside the dim room, lit by lamps even in ...
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Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Dead at 92
The disclosure of the Pentagon Papers — 7,000 government pages ... leaked the papers to other publications, including The Washington Post. The government sued. The Times and The Post carried ...