Pentagon Papers

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by United States Department of Defense · 1969

A top-secret U.S. Department of Defense study documenting government decision-making and public misrepresentations concerning the Vietnam War, portions of which Daniel Ellsberg leaked to the press in 1971.

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1 episode featuring Pentagon Papers

Letters from an American
Nixon’s cover-up turns a leak into a presidency-ending scandal
The episode shows how exposing wartime deception set off a chain of investigations that made presidential secrecy politically untenable.
Aug 10, 2026 · 10 min

1 episode featuring Pentagon Papers

Nixon’s cover-up turns a leak into a presidency-ending scandal