Inside the Pentagon papers
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Author
Contributions
- Prados, John. - Contributor
- Porter, Margaret Pratt. - Contributor
Publication
2004 - University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan, Kansas
Language
English
Word Count
62,000 words, Guess
Page Count
248 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3289074M
- ISBN-100700613250
- OCLC Control Number54279988
- OCLC Control Number237298413
- OCLC Control Numberinsidepentagonpa0000unse
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2004001961
- LibraryThing4701502
- Goodreads1036700
Classifications
- DDC959.704/3373
- LCCE183.8.V5 I575 2004
Description
"Inside the Pentagon Papers addresses legal and moral issues that resonate today as debates continue over government secrecy and democracy's requisite demand for truthfully informed citizens. In the process, it also shows how a closer study of this signal event can illuminate questions of government responsibility in any era." "When Daniel Ellsberg leaked a secret government study about the Vietnam War to the press in 1971, he set off a chain of events that culminated in one of the most important First Amendment decisions in American legal history. That affair is now part of history, but the story behind the case has much to tell us about government secrecy and the public's right to know." "Inside the Pentagon Papers reexamines what happened, why it mattered, and why it still has relevance today. Focusing on the back story of the Pentagon Papers and the resulting court cases, it draws upon a wealth of oral history and previously classified documents to show the consequences of leak and litigation both for the Vietnam War and for American history."--BOOK JACKET.
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Topics
Genres
- Congresses.
Series Statement
- Modern war studies
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