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Pentagon Papers
A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
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Pentagon Papers (USA) In spring 1971, psychiatrist Daniel Ellsberg and journalist Antony Russo stole a classified 1967 study of the origins of the
Vietnam War and a secret 1965 study of the Gulf of
Tonkin incident from the Department of Defense. They then passed the so-called ‘Pentagon Papers’ to the
New York Times and the
Washington Post. The papers revealed intimate details about the secretive and often duplicitous workings of various administrations under
Eisenhower,
Kennedy, and
Johnson. The
Nixon administration obtained a temporary restraint on publication, on grounds of national security, which was overturned by the
Supreme Court. The newspapers then published selected documents which stimulated the already intense opposition to the war. Federal officials also obtained fifteen indictments, including charges of conspiracy, theft, and espionage, against Ellsberg and Russo, but these were dropped in 1973 after it was revealed that government evidence had been obtained by illegal means.
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PENTAGON CDs & TAPES LAUNCHES PHASE II OF PREMIERE INTERNET RECORD STORE
PR Newswire; 10/20/1995; 700+ words
; ...little easier, less expensive, and a lot more fun. Pentagon CDs & Tapes, America's 24-hour Internet...are priced at $11.99 or less all the time through Pentagon. Pentagon has compiled this extensive database with assistance...
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Pentagon Federal Credit Union Announces the Extension of Contract and Upgrades Infrastructure With AT&T.
M2 Presswire; 5/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...PRESSWIRE-16 May 2007-Top Of Our Radar: Pentagon Federal Credit Union Announces the Extension...T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced that Pentagon Federal Credit Union, one of the nation...capabilities. Federally chartered in 1935, Pentagon Federal Credit Union serves members in...
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Pentagon confusion, inattention cost lives
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 9/16/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...away at the the collapsed section of the Pentagon. (Inset) The damage to an office in the Pentagon which was not in the direct path of the...Defense Department leaders from evacuating the Pentagon during the 35 minutes that lapsed between...
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Pentagon Events Honor Extraordinary, Ordinary; Ceremonies Eclipse Growing Sense of Normalcy
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/12/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...morning, construction cranes repairing the Pentagon were swinging through the air as a passenger...when a hijacked jet crashed into the Pentagon. "At the exact moment the plane struck...shows we're moving on." Indeed, the Pentagon and other military installations showed...
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Pentagon Memorial Fund Chooses Convio to Help Raise $30 Million for Washington, D.C. Memorial Honoring Sept. 11 Victims.
Business Wire; 4/22/2004; 700+ words
; ...Organization to Generate Support Nationwide for Pentagon Memorial Park The Pentagon Memorial Fund -- established to create a memorial...September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon -- has selected Convio to accelerate its three...
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Pentagon Memorial Construction Nears September Completion
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 5/23/2008; 700+ words
; ...NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Jerry Mullins of Pentagon Memorial Fund, +1-202-355- 6310...from the media were able to tour the Pentagon Memorial construction site and receive a fundraising and construction update from Pentagon Memorial Fund President James J. Laychak...
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Pentagon Memorial Open to the Press on Friday, May 23rd.
PR Newswire; 5/21/2008; 563 words
; The construction site of the Pentagon Memorial will be open to the press...which is nearing completion. The Pentagon Memorial will be dedicated on September...will have access to family members, Pentagon Memorial designers and representatives...
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Pentagon plan leaves Iraq out of equation.
Newspaper article from: The Star (Amman, Jordan); 1/28/2006; 700+ words
; ...planning to fight its last war. But as the Pentagon assesses threats to national security...lessons will be incorporated into the Pentagon review, the spending blueprint for the...years will largely stick to the script Pentagon officials wrote before the Iraq war...
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Pentagon deception, media complicity.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 5/4/2008; 700+ words
; ...staggering breach of public trust by Pentagon leaders, who were seeking to achieve...sabotaged traditional journalism. "Pentagon's Invisible Hand Woos Analysts" ran...Anthony Zinni called "cheerleaders for the Pentagon" in their roles as analysts on television...
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Pentagon Memorial Fund Says 'Thank You' to Major Donors and Supporters
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 9/10/2008; 700+ words
; ...1-202-355-6310, for the Pentagon Memorial Fund WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pentagon Memorial Fund today held a "Thank...of the construction phase of the Pentagon Memorial. Fundraising for construction...
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Pentagon Papers
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
PENTAGON PAPERS PENTAGON PAPERS. Popularly known as the Pentagon Papers, the "History of U.S. Decision Making Process on Vietnam Policy" is a forty-seven volume, 7,000-page, 2.5 million-word study that traces the involvement of...
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Pentagon
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
PENTAGON PENTAGON, situated in Arlington, Virginia, across the Potomac River from the...adapted from army forts that were similarly shaped, thus giving the Pentagon the image of a fortress. It consists of five concentric pentagonal...
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the Pentagon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
the Pentagon building accommodating the...Washington, D.C., the Pentagon is a vast five-sided building...consists of five concentric pentagons connected to each other...intentionally crashed into the Pentagon. As a result of the crash...
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The Pentagon
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
The Pentagon is the building that houses...composed of five concentric pentagons interconnected by corridors. The Pentagon was constructed by the U.S...employees. When completed, the Pentagon was the world's largest office...
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pentagon
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
pentagon n. 1. ( the Pentagon ) the pentagonal building serving as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense , near Washington, D.C. 2. the U.S. Department of Defense: the Pentagon said 19 soldiers had been killed.
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