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In 1971 former Cold War hard-liner Daniel Ellsberg made history by releasing the Pentagon Papers-a 7,000-page top-secret study of U.S. decision-making in Vietnam-to the New York Times and Washington Post . The document set in motion a chain of events that ended not only the Nixon presidency... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mcnamara: Add a description of this character.
- Henry Kissinger
- Lyndon Johnson
- Lansdale
- Kennedy
- John Mcnaughton
- Patricia
- Nixon
- Ellsberg
- John Vann
- Mort Halperin
- Ehrlichman
- Mcgovern
- Mathias
- Dan
- Westmoreland
- Neil
- Tony
- Mitchell
- Harry Rowen
- Colson
- Fulbright
- Robert
- Liddy
- Chau
- Lynda
- Mary
- Rusk
- Charlie
- Taylor
- Goldwater
- Walt Rostow
- Bobby
- Herrick
- Wheeler
- Judge Byrne
- Thieu
- Maddox
Setting & Locations edit
- South Vietnam
- White House
- Washington Post
- Saigon
- United States
- Hanoi
- North Vietnam
- Laos
- Cambodia
- Indochina
- Cambridge
- New York
- Tonkin Gulf Resolution
- Rand
- Haiphong
- America
- Santa Monica
- Soviet Union
- California
- Haldeman
- Hunt
- Oval Office
- Harvard
- Southeast Asia
- Korea
- Boston
- Princeton
- Rach Kien
- Pleiku
- Chicago
- France
- Haverford
- Malibu
- Philadelphia
- Los Angeles
- Detroit
- San Francisco
- Japan
- India
- Eastern Europe
- Berlin
- Russia
- Cuba
Authors & Contributors edit
- Daniel Ellsberg (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Viking
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0670030309
Page Count: 512
Publisher: Viking
Country: United States
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0670030309
Page Count: 512
Awards edit
- American Book Award (2003)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 959.7043373
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Military › Vietnam War
- Books › History › Asia › Vietnam
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Political
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Military & Spies
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Military
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Memoirs
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