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"The WikiLeaks of its day" (Time) is as relevant today in the time
of Trump as it was a in the time of Richard Nixon. "The most
significant leaks of classified material in American history."
-Washington Post Not Fake News! The basis for the 2018 film The
Post by Academy Award-winning director Steven Spielberg, The
Pentagon Papers are a series of articles, documents, and studies
examining the Johnson Administration's lies to the public about the
extent of US involvement in the Vietnam War, bringing to light
shocking conclusions about America's true role in the conflict.
Published by The New York Times in 1971, The Pentagon Papers
riveted an already deeply divided nation with startling and
disturbing revelations about the United States' involvement in
Vietnam. Their release demonstrated that our government had
systematically lied to both the public and to Congress. They remain
relevant today as a reminder of the importance of a free press and
all First Amendment rights. This incomparable, 848-page volume
includes: The Truman and Eisenhower Years: 1945-1960 by Fox
Butterfield Origins of the Insurgency in South Vietnam by Fox
Butterfield The Kennedy Years: 1961-1963 by Hedrick Smith The
Overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem: May-November, 1963 by Hedrick Smith The
Covert War and Tonkin Gulf: February-August, 1964 by Neil Sheehan
The Consensus to Bomb North Vietnam: August, 1964-February, 1965 by
Neil Sheehan The Launching of the Ground War: March-July, 1965 by
Neil Sheehan The Buildup: July, 1965-September, 1966 by Fox
Butterfield Secretary McNamara's Disenchantment: October, 1966-May,
1967 by Hedrick Smith The Tet Offensive and the Turnaround by E. W.
Kenworthy Analysis and Comment Court Records Biographies of Key
Figures With a new foreword by James L. Greenfield, this edition of
the Pulitzer Prize-winning story is sure to provoke discussion
about free press and government deception, and shed some light on
issues in the past and the present so that we can better understand
and improve the future.
As a result of the 1994 midterm election, the Republicans took
control of both houses of Congress and divided government returned
to Washington. Now, as the budget battles of 1995 clearly
demonstrate, conflict between the parties is sending the government
back to gridlock. In this sequel to Beyond Gridlock?--a study
published at the beginning of the Clinton administration, when
government was in the hands of one political party--the
contributors address this dilemma. They begin by evaluating the
effectiveness of the U.S. governmental system during the first two
years of the Clinton administration, when both branches were
controlled by a single party. They then move to a wider debate
about the state of affairs in the American political system: what
are the consequences of the Republican takeover of Congress, and
will fundamental changes be required to make our system work
effectively? Looking to the future, they outline the prospects for
governance in the months and years to come. In addition to the
editor, the contributors are Howard H. Baker, Jr., Harold R. Bruno,
Jr., Becky Cain, Lloyd N. Cutler, Thomas J. Downey, Kenneth M.
Duberstein, Bill Frenzel, Charles O. Jones, Thomas E. Mann,
Patricia McGinnis, Milton D. Morris, Kevin P. Phillips, Robert D.
Reischauer, Donald L. Robinson, Robin Toner, and Vin Weber.
Copublished with the Committee on the Constitutional System
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