![]() Credit: The New York Times Corporate ArchiveĬover page of "The History of U.S. The Times declined, and an injunction soon followed. Mitchell, the United States attorney general, ordered The Times to stop publishing the Pentagon Papers. Its publication, and the ensuing controversy, would affect the legacies of four Presidential administrations, become the catalyst of Watergate, and distort the nation’s view of wartime politics. ![]() On June 15, after the third installment was published, a temporary restraining order issued by the Department of Justice prevented further publication of the classified material. Involvement.” A second front page installment of the series was published on June 14, 1971, titled “Vietnam Archive: A Consensus to Bomb Developed before ’64 Election, Study Says,” drew the ire of Attorney General John Mitchell. The Times planned to release a series of excerpts beginning with the front page headline “Vietnam Archive: Pentagon Study Traces 3 Decades of Growing U.S. Decision-Making Process on Vietnam," otherwise known as the Pentagon Papers. ![]() ![]() Sunday, June 13, 2021, marked the 50th anniversary of the New York Times publication of “The History of U.S. Credit: The New York Times Corporate Archive The Times published the first installment of the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret history of the Vietnam War, on June 13,1971. The Education and Public Programs Team at the Nixon Library is pleased to remind you that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) continues to be an excellent source for entertaining and historical content! Simply follow the links below for additional information.ĥ0th Anniversary of the Release of The Pentagon Papers ![]()
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