Today in History: First Pentagon Papers excerpts published
- Posted on June 13, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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Today in History: First Pentagon Papers excerpts published
On June 13, 1971, The New York Times began publishing excerpts of the Pentagon Papers, a top secret study of America’s involvement in Vietnam since 1945 that had been leaked to the paper by military analyst Daniel Ellsberg.