TITLE: |
The day the presses stopped : a history of the Pentagon papers case / David Rudenstine. |
AUTHOR: |
Rudenstine, David. |
PUBLISHED: |
Berkeley : University of California Press, c1996. |
DESCRIPTION: |
x, 416 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. |
NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
NOTES: |
Kirkus Starred |
NOTES: |
History of the legal battle between the New York Times and the Nixon administration over the publication of top secret documents known as the Pentagon Papers which traced U.S. involvement in Vietnam, arguing that the conflict was much more complicated than had been recognized and was the impetus for Nixon's resignation. |
NOTES: |
Interest level: Adult |
SUBJECT: |
New York Times (Firm)--Trials, litigation, etc. |
SUBJECT: |
Washington Post Company--Trials, litigation, etc. |
SUBJECT: |
Pentagon Papers. |
SUBJECT: |
Prior restraint--United States. |
SUBJECT: |
National security--United States. |
SUBJECT: |
New York Times (Firm) |
SUBJECT: |
Washington Post Company. |
SUBJECT: |
Newspapers--Censorship. |
SUBJECT: |
United States--National security. |