The Pentagon Papers : national security versus the public's right to know /

The Pentagon Papers : national security versus the public's right to know /

Discusses the Supreme Court trial which resulted from the decision of the New York Times newspaper to publish secret government documents about the Vietnam War.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Campbell, Geoffrey A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	San Diego, CA : Lucent Books, c2000.
Series:	Famous trials
Subjects:	New York Times Company > Trials, litigation, etc > Juvenile literature. New York Times Company > Trials, litigation, etc. Pentagon Papers > Juvenile literature Pentagon Papers Security classification (Government documents) > United States > Juvenile literature. Freedom of the press > United States > Juvenile literature. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States > Juvenile literature. Freedom of speech. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : I've decided to go ahead
The first casualty of war
A threat to national security
Government warns of wartime complications
The times disputes government authority
The Supreme Court speaks as one--and individually
Legacy of the Pentagon Papers case.