The Day the Presses Stopped A History of the Pentagon Papers Case |
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Author:
| Rudenstine, David |
ISBN: | 978-0-520-21382-1 |
Publication Date: | Jul 1998 |
Publisher: | University of California Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $38.95 |
Book Description:
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This bold account provides an original perspective on one of the most significant legal struggles in American history: the Nixon administration's efforts to prohibit the
New York Times and the
Washington Post from publishing the 7,000-page, top-secret Pentagon Papers, which traced U.S. involvement in Vietnam. In his gripping account of this highly charged case, Rudenstine examines new evidence, raises difficult questions, and challenges conventional views of a...
More DescriptionThis bold account provides an original perspective on one of the most significant legal struggles in American history: the Nixon administration's efforts to prohibit the New York Times and the Washington Post from publishing the 7,000-page, top-secret Pentagon Papers, which traced U.S. involvement in Vietnam. In his gripping account of this highly charged case, Rudenstine examines new evidence, raises difficult questions, and challenges conventional views of a historic moment.