In 1971, a single leak shook the United States government, turned public opinion upside down, and changed the course of the Vietnam War. This was the Pentagon Papers scandal — one of the most consequential leaks in American history.…….CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
What Were the Pentagon Papers?
The Pentagon Papers were a top-secret Department of Defense study that detailed the U.S. government’s involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. What they revealed was shocking:
The U.S. government had secretly expanded the war despite publicly promising to de-escalate.
Successive administrations had misled the American people about the war’s progress.…….CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
