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Author:

Campbell, Geoffrey A.

Title:

The Pentagon Papers : national security versus the public's right to know / by Geoffrey A. Campbell.

Publisher:

Lucent Books,

Copyright Date:

c2000

Description:

112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

New York Times Company--Trials, litigation, etc.--Juvenile literature.
Pentagon Papers--Juvenile literature.
Security classification (Government documents)--United States--Juvenile literature.
Freedom of the press--United States--Juvenile literature.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States--Juvenile literature.
New York Times Company--Trials, litigation, etc.
Pentagon Papers.
Freedom of speech.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-105) and index.

Contents:

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.

Summary:

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.

Series:

Famous trials

ISBN:

9781560066927 (lib. : alk. paper)
156006692X (lib. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)43397025

LCCN:

00008083

Locations:

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)