Pentagon Papers Task Force Direction
Gelb assumes a central directing role in the Defense Department task force compiling the classified Vietnam history.
Role range: 1960-1975
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Leslie Gelb Biography and Timeline
Follow Leslie Gelb through 7 dated historical records for United States of America.
Leslie Gelb, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1967–1969Years on this page
1967
1968
Forty-Seven Volume Structure
Under Gelb's direction the project is organized as a forty-seven-volume classified historical study.
Role range: 1960-1975
Pentagon Papers Compilation
Gelb supervises compilation of analytical studies and supporting government documents into the multi-volume Vietnam history.
Role range: 1960-1975
Seven-Thousand Page Study
Gelb's organization assembles roughly seven thousand pages of analysis and supporting documents for the completed study.
Role range: 1960-1975
1969
Completion of Vietnam Study
Gelb completes the Defense Department history and prepares the finished study for delivery to Secretary Clark Clifford.
Role range: 1960-1975
Pentagon Papers Classification
The completed study presented by Gelb remains classified at the Top Secret level.
Role range: 1960-1975
Presentation to Clark Clifford
Gelb presents the completed Vietnam study to Secretary of Defense Clark Clifford five days before Richard Nixon's inauguration.
Role range: 1960-1975
Records, sources and methodology
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