When is the freedom of the press more important than classified foreign policy information? The Pentagon Papers Trial attempts to answer this constitutional quandary. Included in this site is a summary of the trial, the actual Pentagon Papers, transcripts of interviews with journalists, transcripts of phone calls made by President Nixon, trial testimony, and links for further research.

Concepts

freedom of the press, richard nixon

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daniel ellsberg, henry kissinger, pentagon papers, university of missouri-kansas city school of law: the pentagon papers trial, vietnam war, freedom of the press and right to a fair trial

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional