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June 13, 1971: The Pentagon Papers Are ReleasedOn this day in 1971, parts of a secret Pentagon report began to surface in the New York Times calling the Vietnam War’s validity into question. In 2010, the New York Times hosted a panel discussion featuring the man responsible for the Pentagon Papers release, Daniel Ellsberg. Watch it here.
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June 13, 1971: The Pentagon Papers Are Released

On this day in 1971, parts of a secret Pentagon report began to surface in the New York Times calling the Vietnam War’s validity into question.

In 2010, the New York Times hosted a panel discussion featuring the man responsible for the Pentagon Papers release, Daniel Ellsberg. Watch it here.

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    • #Daniel Ellsberg
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