Discussion on, a the history and the impact of the pentagon papers. From washington journal, this is an hour. Continues. Joining us from new york city is David Rudenstine, a professor of law at the core does a school of law core does that or does out cordozo school of law. He is also the author of the day the presses stopped a history of the pentagon papers case. Thank you for joining us today. Thank you. I am delighted to be here. Phyllis coming up that focuses on the Washington Post coverage of the pentagon papers. Remind us of what the pentagon papers work. Papersthe pentagon totaled 2. 5 million words, 7000 pages, and it weighed 60 pounds. It was a history of how the United States got involved in totnam from roughly 1945 1968. The Washington Post covering the made it to the Supreme Court. Explain what happened. Guest that is a complicated question. Given to there New York Times in 1971. , 1971, the new york seriespushing a 10part publishing the papers. The papers were classified to
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