Pentagon Papers

Officials at the Pentagon attend a virtual meeting of more than 50 nations on the war in Ukraine, on March 15.

Pentagon, Justice Department investigate as secret military documents appear online

10:08am April 08, 2023

Dozens of classified U.S. documents detailing the war in Ukraine have appeared on multiple social media sites. There's no word on who might be responsible for leaking or stealing the material.

Daniel Ellsberg speaks during an interview in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2009. Ellsberg, who copied and leaked documents that revealed secret details of U.S. strategy in the Vietnam War and became known as the Pentagon Papers, has announced he has terminal cancer and months to live.

National

Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, announces he has terminal cancer

3:57am March 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

The documents in the Pentagon Papers told how U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War was built up steadily by political leaders and top military brass who were overconfident about U.S. prospects.

Journalist Neil Sheehan, pictured at the time as a reporter for UPI, died recently at the age of 84.

Books

Opinion: Remembering Journalist And Friend Neil Sheehan

2:09pm January 09, 2021

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life and work of famed reporter Neil Sheehan who obtained the Pentagon Papers. Sheehan died this week at the age of 84.

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The Supreme Court has long upheld the right of access to a wide range of judicial proceedings and records.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Orders Documents Unsealed In Death Penalty Case

11:53am June 24, 2019

The blacked-out material involves the drugs used in an Alabama execution. The release of the material was ordered after a motion filed by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and NPR.