40 Years After: Measuring the Impact of the Pentagon Papers

Yesterday’s 40th anniversary of the Pentagon Papers got a lot of attention in the media. Here’s a roundup of coverage from around the Web. And don’t forget, you can watch The Most Dangerous Man: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers on the POV website until midnight tonight!

• PBS NewsHour: 40 Years After Leak, Weighing the Impact of the Pentagon Papers (Watch the segment below.)

• NPR: Daniel Ellsberg Expected Life In Prison After Leaking Pentagon Papers
• CNN: Daniel Ellsberg: “All the crimes Richard Nixon committed against me are now legal”
• The Washington Post: Pentagon Papers to be declassified at last
• The New York Times: After 40 Years, the Complete Pentagon Papers