On Jun 13, 1971, The New York Times publishes the 'Pentagon Papers'.

The New York Times publishes the “Pentagon Papers”.

The secret study of the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War revealed the government’s lies concerning the scale of U.S. activities in Vietnam and neighboring countries. Daniel Ellsberg, an employee of the RAND Corporation, leaked the documents to the New York Times, and he was later tried but not convicted of espionage.

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