Covering the decade between his entry into the Pentagon and Nixon's resignation, Secrets is Ellsberg's meticulously detailed insider's account of the secrets and lies that shaped American foreign policy during the Vietnam era.
Covering the decade between his entry into the Pentagon and Nixon's resignation, Secrets is Ellsberg's meticulously detailed insider's account of the secrets and lies that shaped American foreign policy during the Vietnam era.
Daniel Ellsberg, a Harvard graduate, ex-marine, and Rand Corporation analyst, was one of the "whiz kids" recruited to serve in the Pentagon during the Johnson administration. In 1971, Ellsberg made headlines around the world when he released the Pentagon Papers. Now a prominent speaker, writer, and activist, he lives in California and Washington, DC.
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Preface Part I Prologue: Vietnam 1961 1. The Tonkin Gulf: August 1961 2. Cold Warrior, Secret Keeper 3. The Road to Escalation 4. Planning Provocation 5. "Off the Diving Board": July 1965 6. Joining the Foreign Legion 7. Vietnam: The Lansdale Team 8. Travels with Vann 9. Losing Hope 10. Rach Kien 11. Leaving Vietnam Part II 12. Jaundice 13. The Power of Truth 14. Campaign '68 15. To the Hotel Pierre 16. The Morality of Continuing the War 17. War Resisters 18. Extrication 19. Murder and the Lying Machine Part III 20. Copying the Papers 21. The Rand Letter 22. Capitol Hill 23. Leaving Rand 24. Kissinger 25. Congress 26. To the New York Times 27. May Day 1971 28. Approaching June 13 29. Going Underground Part IV 30. The War Goes On 31. The Road to Watergate 32. End of a Trial Acknowledgements Notes Works Cited Index
Preface Part I Prologue: Vietnam 1961 1. The Tonkin Gulf: August 1961 2. Cold Warrior, Secret Keeper 3. The Road to Escalation 4. Planning Provocation 5. "Off the Diving Board": July 1965 6. Joining the Foreign Legion 7. Vietnam: The Lansdale Team 8. Travels with Vann 9. Losing Hope 10. Rach Kien 11. Leaving Vietnam Part II 12. Jaundice 13. The Power of Truth 14. Campaign '68 15. To the Hotel Pierre 16. The Morality of Continuing the War 17. War Resisters 18. Extrication 19. Murder and the Lying Machine Part III 20. Copying the Papers 21. The Rand Letter 22. Capitol Hill 23. Leaving Rand 24. Kissinger 25. Congress 26. To the New York Times 27. May Day 1971 28. Approaching June 13 29. Going Underground Part IV 30. The War Goes On 31. The Road to Watergate 32. End of a Trial Acknowledgements Notes Works Cited Index
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