The papers were subsequently published in book form as the pentagon papers (1971) Political and military involvement in vietnam from 1945 to 1967 However, the leaked documents were incomplete, and certain portions remained classified until 2011, when the full study was released to the public.
1971 Archives | HISTORY
The pentagon papers, officially titled report of the office of the secretary of defense vietnam task force, was commissioned by secretary of defense robert mcnamara in 1967
In june of 1971, small portions of the report were leaked to the press and widely distributed
However, the publications of the report that resulted from these leaks were incomplete and suffered from many quality issues. Involvement in the vietnam war The study revealed systematic lying to the. In 1971, ellsberg leaked the pentagon papers to the press in the hope that they would help end the vietnam war
His story is portrayed in the new film the post The leak of the pentagon papers study of the vietnam war became a turning point in the history of richard nixon’s presidency and a crucial catalyst in his downfall
