War | Vietnam

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.

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. vietnam war

Alternatively, it may refer to (policy documents) or propaganda leaflets printed on paper and distributed during the conflict. The Pentagon Papers Alternatively, it may refer to (policy documents) or

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 v. United States

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