Fonda arrived in Paris and called a press conference. She brought film of the bombed dikes. “I believe in my…
During a conversation on how to best use the “Pentagon Papers” to their own advantage (see June 17, 1971), President…
Nixon aide John Ehrlichman gives a progress report on the activities of the “Plumbers” to the president. “Plumbers” head Egil…
President Nixon tries to come up with ways to use the recently leaked “Pentagon Papers” (see June 13, 1971) to…
The New York Times publishes its third installment of the “Pentagon Papers” (see June 13, 1971 and June 14, 1971).…
In 1971 Egil Krogh, gave a White House assignment to David R. Young, a member of the National Security Council…
Book cover of the Pentagon Papers. [Source: Daniel Ellsberg] The New York Times receives a huge amount of secret Defense…
Kissinger notes that New York Times reporter William Beecher has been asking some suspiciously well-informed questions about the operation. Beecher’s…
Henry Kissinger. [Source: Library of Congress] Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, determined to prove to President Nixon that news stories…
Kissinger’s military aide Alexander Haig has the FBI tap three more men “just for a few days,” warning the FBI…
The New York Times reveals the secret bombings of Cambodia, dubbed “Operation Menu” (see February 23-24, 1969 and March 15-17,…
Map showing the 115,273 targets bombed by US airstrikes between October 1965 and August 1973. [Source: Taylor Owen / History News…