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1 The Pentagon Papers By Geoff Bocobo

2 BackgroundBackground US-Vietnam Relations US Dept of Defense regarding Vietnam New York Times 1971/1996 Article- Johnson Admin=Lie Began, Sec of Def Rob Mcnamara- Vietnam Study Task Force record written for history- secret to rest of Admin(thought cahootz w/ Kennedy Contraversial- why?

3 ContentsContents Used government officials + analysts + military secret, non contact with VA or Wash Marked Top Secret, contained government documents What Happened from close of WWII to 1968

4 Controversy + Public Response Daniel Ellsberg - disclose and publish to Nixon Cabinet none interested in response- 1971 gave Neil Sheehan NY Times 47 volumes Protests + Political Controversy + Lawsuits Beacon Press Senator Mike Gravel Not unlawful, Freedom of Speech, Gravel v. US

5 LawsuitLawsuit NY Times legal advise pre pub- Lord Day & Lord James Goodale- 1st Amendment Nixon ok, dissed Kennedy+ Johnson, advisors opposed b/c prevented future secrets Ellsberg and Russo- Treason, Espionage Act 1917(felony) Washington Post “ “its decision did not void the Espionage Act or give the press unlimited freedom to publish classified documents. Ellsberg and Russo were not acquitted of violating the Espionage Act; they were freed due to a mistrial from irregularities in the government's case”

6 Outcome + Impact Public Learned bombing Cambodia and Laos, coastal raids Vietnam, none media reported Ripped on Truman-Johnson, AKA JFK plan overthrow South Vietnam, coup caused death Ngo Dinh Diem Showed what admins did without consent of advisors, militarily http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf22x5r16Zo&featur e=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf22x5r16Zo&featur e=related

7 Works Cited http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0838198.ht ml http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0838198.ht ml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_Papers http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB4 8/ http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB4 8/ http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pentagon/pen t1.html http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/pentagon/pen t1.html http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~hbf/ELLSBERG.htm

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