Published in 1971....just after i was born...........i doubt this was written by the NY Times nor the Wash Post....but by my father...

Pentagon Papers | History, Significance, & Role of Daniel Ellsberg ...

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Pentagon Papers, papers that contain a history of the U.S. role in Indochina from ... On June 13, 1971, The New York Times began publishing a series of articles ...