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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

“The Most Dangerous Man in America” New Documentary Chronicles Story of Daniel Ellsberg, Whose Leak of the Pentagon Papers Helped End Vietnam War


From Amy Goodman, Democracy Now
September 16, 2009

"Daniel Ellsberg once faced espionage charges and possibly life in prison after leaking what became known as the Pentagon Papers, a 7,000-page classified history outlining the true extent of US involvement in Vietnam. Daniel Ellsberg’s actions directly contributed to the end of Nixon presidency and the Vietnam War. His story is chronicled in the new documentary The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. We speak to Ellsberg, his wife Patricia, and the film’s co-director, Judith Ehrlich."

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26Dems Editorial Note: Daniel Ellsberg and John Dean were guest speakers at a recent New York forum. Read more about the exchange between these two Nixon whistle blowers about how telling the truth brought down the Nixon administration. Their whistleblowing experience can tell why it is important that Americans must relearn the same lessons today in Danny Schecter's article "Dan Ellsberg. John Dean and the Power of Telling the Truth."

A film trailer and more information is available on the film's web site Most Dangerous Man.