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Pentagon Papers

A digital version of the formerly top-secret Pentagon Papers, a report from the U.S. Department of Defense of the country’s involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967.

Additional Resources

National Archives

The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration released the full Pentagon Papers report to the public in 2011.

Nixon and the Pentagon Papers

The University of Virginia's Miller Center has a page dedicated to Nixon and the Pentagon Papers, including audio files and annotated transcripts.

The Pentagon Papers at 50: A Special Report

The New York Times released a collection of articles focusing on the Pentagon Papers in honor of the 50th anniversary of its bombshell publication beginning on June 13, 1971. 

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress's Drawing Justice exhibit features the Library's collection of courtroom illustrations. Included in the exhibit are illustrations from the trial of Daniel Ellsberg, an analyst for Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's classified report on the Vietnam War who copied the 7,000 report that become known as the Pentagon Papers and provided it to the New York Times and Washington Post.

Nixon Library

The Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum contains various resources on the Pentagon Papers, Watergate, and other topics related to Nixon's administration.

Bell Ringer: Pentagon Papers

C-Span Classroom features a video of Daniel Ellsberg discussing the leaking of the Pentagon Papers.

The Watergate Scandal: A Timeline

Utilize History.com's comprehensive timeline that tracks the links between the Pentagon Papers and the Watergate Scandal from January 1969 through January 1975.