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Scandal

United States · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1971Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1971

Robert McNamara13 June 1971

Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

An account of the war commissioned by McNamara iitains leaked to the New York Times

Richard Milhous Nixon13 June 1971

New York · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

The New York Times publishes security documents leaked to the press by Daniel Ellsberg

Richard Milhous Nixon1971

Washington · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

The Supreme Court allows the publication of the Pentagon Papers to continue. Attempts to prevent further publications by researchers headed by Robert McNamara

Names involved

Richard Milhous NixonRobert McNamara

Provenance

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