Tag Archives: Watergate scandal

White House Plumbers

Posted on June 18, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Security officer Frank Wills’ log of the Watergate Office Building. June 17, 1972. “The White House Plumbers, sometimes simply called the Plumbers, the Room 16 Project, or more officially, the White House Special Investigations Unit, was a covert White House … Continue reading →

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‘We’re Going to Publish’ An Oral History of the Pentagon Papers

Posted on June 10, 2021 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“On Oct. 1, 1969, Daniel Ellsberg walked out of the RAND Corporation offices, where he worked as a Defense Department consultant, into the temperate evening air of Santa Monica, Calif. In his briefcase was part of a classified government study … Continue reading →

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Nixon and the Pentagon Papers

Posted on April 26, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

The cover of a Pentagon Papers volume “In early 1967, Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara was struggling with a mounting sense of frustration over the Vietnam War. Questioning the decision-making process that had led to such deep US involvement, … Continue reading →

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The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Posted on January 12, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“When in 1971 Daniel Ellsberg leaked a secret Pentagon history of U.S. involvement in Vietnam to the press, the shockwaves it set off may have been due nearly as much to the leaker as to the information leaked. While Americans … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Papers

Posted on July 1, 2017 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Pentagon Papers, officially titled United States – Vietnam Relations, 1945–1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States‘ political-military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. The … Continue reading →

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