Vietnam War Today

In 1971, military analyst Daniel Ellsberg leaked the study to the New York Times and later The Washington Post .

The papers proved that four successive presidential administrations (Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson) had misled the public regarding the scale of U.S. military operations and the likelihood of success. vietnam war

Officially titled Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force , these documents consisted of approximately 7,000 pages of highly classified information. In 1971, military analyst Daniel Ellsberg leaked the

The U.S. government attempted to stop publication, leading to the landmark Supreme Court case New York Times Co. v. United States , which upheld the freedom of the press. Other "Papers" of the Vietnam War Pentagon Papers | National Archives these documents consisted of approximately 7