The Pentagon Papers : national security versus the public's right to know /

The Pentagon Papers : national security versus the public's right to know /

Discusses the Supreme Court trial which resulted from the decision of the New York Times newspaper to publish secret government documents about the Vietnam War.

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Auteur principal: Campbell, Geoffrey A.
Format: Livre
Langue:English
Publié: San Diego, CA : Lucent Books, c2000.
Collection:Famous trials
Sujets:
New York Times Company > Trials, litigation, etc > Juvenile literature.
New York Times Company > Trials, litigation, etc.
Pentagon Papers > Juvenile literature
Pentagon Papers
Security classification (Government documents) > United States > Juvenile literature.
Freedom of the press > United States > Juvenile literature.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States > Juvenile literature.
Freedom of speech.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > United States.
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : I've decided to go ahead
  • The first casualty of war
  • A threat to national security
  • Government warns of wartime complications
  • The times disputes government authority
  • The Supreme Court speaks as one--and individually
  • Legacy of the Pentagon Papers case.

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