The Pentagon Papers
Subtitle: national security versus the public's right to know
By: by Geoffrey A. Campbell.
Series: Famous trials
Publisher: Lucent Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: San Diego, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: New York Times Company -- Trials, litigation, etc. -- Juvenile literature.; New York Times Company -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Pentagon Papers -- Juvenile literature.; Pentagon Papers.; Security classification (Government documents) -- United States -- Juvenile literature.; Freedom of the press -- United States -- Juvenile literature.; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Juvenile literature.; Freedom of speech.; Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- United States.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-105) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : I've decided to go ahead; title: The first casualty of war; title: A threat to national security; title: Government warns of wartime complications; title: The times disputes government authority; title: The Supreme Court speaks as one; title: and individually; title: Legacy of the Pentagon Papers case.