If you opened the the New York Times this morning in 1971, you would have seen the first part of the secret ”Pentagon Papers” that the newspaper published—without authorization from the government. One year ago,  the National Archives and the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon Presidential Libraries released the entire official Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force (commonly referred to as the Pentagon Papers). So what were the Pentagon Papers? Photo: LBJ at the Honolulu Conference on the Vietnam War, 2/7/66.
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If you opened the the New York Times this morning in 1971, you would have seen the first part of the secret ”Pentagon Papers” that the newspaper published—without authorization from the government.

One year ago,  the National Archives and the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon Presidential Libraries released the entire official Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force (commonly referred to as the Pentagon Papers).

So what were the Pentagon Papers?

Photo: LBJ at the Honolulu Conference on the Vietnam War, 2/7/66.

Source: blogs.archives.gov

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