Grand Jury Refusal
Russo refuses to provide testimony sought by a federal grand jury investigating the Pentagon Papers disclosure.
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1971 in United States of America — Page 11
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Kissinger's diplomacy leads to economic and cultural exchanges between the two sides
Kissinger's diplomacy leads to economic and cultural exchanges between the two sides and the establishment of Liaison Offices in the Chinese and American capitals & full normalization of relations with the People's Republic of China in 1979
Lam Son 719
Supports the South Vietnamese penetration of southern Laos
Lamson 719
Sent by Kissinger to Laos to assess Operation Lamson. Reports South Vietnam has been routed & had failed to destroy the Ho Chi Minh trail
Linda Ronstadt Band
Works with Linda Ronstadt and connects with musicians who soon form Eagles.
Linda Ronstadt Band
Plays drums behind Linda Ronstadt before joining Frey, Leadon and Meisner in Eagles.
Linda Ronstadt Band
Works in the Los Angeles country-rock scene before becoming a founding member of Eagles.
Linda Ronstadt Band
Joins the group of musicians around Linda Ronstadt that leads to the formation of Eagles.
Makes two trips to the People's Republic of China in July and
Makes two trips to the People's Republic of China in July and October (the first of which is in secret) to confer with Premier Zhou Enlai, then in charge of Chinese foreign policy.
McCabe and Mrs Miller Film
Robert Altman directed McCabe and Mrs Miller in 1971, a revisionist western pairing Warren Beatty and Julie Christie.
McCloskey Pentagon Papers Documents
Ellsberg provides Pentagon Papers documents to Representative Paul McCloskey while continuing attempts to obtain congressional disclosure.
Nixon China Trip Advisory Work
Hunt served as an adviser connected with preparations for President Nixon's planned trip to China while working outside his former CIA career.
Nixon massively increases US aid for Israel, $634m in 1971, $93m in
Nixon massively increases US aid for Israel, $634m in 1971, $93m in 1970 in line with the Nixon doctrine proclaimed in July 1969, providing military & economic assistance to local powers to maintain the "regional order"
Peace
Senate defeats a bill co-sponsored by McGovern to bring all the GIs home by Dec 31
Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers, officially titled United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense.
Pentagon Papers
The papers were released by Daniel Ellsberg who had worked on the study, and first brought to the attention of the public on the front page of The New York Times.
Pentagon Papers
is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political-military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967.
Pentagon Papers
Ellsberg is initially charged with offenses including conspiracy, theft and violations of the Espionage Act arising from his disclosure of the Pentagon Papers.
Pentagon Papers
For his disclosure of the Pentagon Papers Ellsberg was initially charged with conspiracy espionage and theft of Government property
Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers describe previously undisclosed expansion of United States military activity involving Cambodia, Laos and North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Pentagon Papers
The Pentagon Papers document previously undisclosed aspects of United States decision-making and military involvement in the Vietnam War.
Pentagon Papers
The charges against Ellsberg are later dismissed after government misconduct, including unlawful efforts by White House operatives to discredit him, becomes known.
Pentagon Papers
The papers revealed that the U.S.
Pentagon Papers
but the charges were later dropped after prosecutors investigating the Watergate Scandal soon discovered that the staff members in the Nixon White House had ordered the so-called White House Plumbers to engage in unlawful efforts to discredit Ellsberg
Pentagon Papers
had secretly enlarged the scale of the Vietnam War with the bombings of nearby Cambodia and Laos, coastal raids on North Vietnam, and Marine Corps attacks, none of which were reported in the mainstream media.
Pentagon Papers Congressional Possession
McCloskey's possession of study documents demonstrates that Ellsberg distributed material through congressional as well as press channels.
Pentagon Papers Editorial Review
Sheehan works with Times colleagues reviewing the classified study and preparing a major series on United States Vietnam decision-making.
Pentagon Papers Federal Charges
Federal prosecutors charge Russo in connection with the copying and disclosure of classified Pentagon Papers material.
Pentagon Papers Prosecution
Russo faces federal prosecution arising from his role in reproducing Pentagon Papers documents with Ellsberg.
Pentagon Papers Senate Debate
McGovern remains associated with congressional efforts to challenge official Vietnam policy as the Pentagon Papers controversy develops.
Pentagon Papers Senate Interest
Fulbright's Senate Foreign Relations Committee becomes closely associated with congressional scrutiny of Vietnam policy revealed by the Pentagon Papers.
Play Misty for Me
Makes his directorial debut with Play Misty for Me and also stars in the thriller.
Political Support
Supports Communist China's admission to the United Nations.
Political Support
Supports Communist China's admission to the United Nations
Rabbit Redux
Publication of "Rabbit Redux"
Receives Pentagon Papers Material
McCloskey publicly acknowledges possessing Pentagon Papers documents supplied by Ellsberg.
Relativity, Theory of
Wagoner develops post Newtonian calculations used to test general relativity with solar system observations
Scandal
The Supreme Court allows the publication of the Pentagon Papers to continue. Attempts to prevent further publications by researchers headed by Robert McNamara
Sidney Lumets The Anderson Tapes
Walken makes his feature film debut with a small role opposite Sean Connery in Sidney Lumets The Anderson Tapes
Special Investigations Unit
Hired by Charles Colson, special counsel to President Richard Nixon, and joins the President's Special Investigations Unit (alias White House Plumbers)
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