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The Washington Post and The Pentagon Papers

617 views · Published 16 January 2018 · 2:17 · Indexed 22 September 2026

Channel: Levis Rough Play · 2018 · People & Blogs

In 1971, The Washington Post defied the Nixon administration to publish stories based on the Pentagon Papers, the secret government study about the Vietnam War. The Post, along with the New York Times, which published Pentagon Papers stories and excerpts first, faces off against a Justice Department that believes publishing the information is a national security risk, a battle that ends up in the Supreme Court.

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Meryl Streep plays Katharine Graham, the publisher of The Post, whose advisors tell her not to greenlight the stories, as the resulting legal troubles could threaten the paper’s existence. Tom Hanks plays Ben Bradlee, The Post’s executive editor, who believes the information should be printed because the public has a right to know the facts.

The Washington Post and The Pentagon Papers

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