Presidents v. Press: How the Pentagon Papers Leak Set Up First Amendment Showdowns | Retro Report

Efforts to clamp down on White House leaks to the press follow a pattern that was set during the Nixon era after the publication of the Pentagon Papers. Lesson plan for educators: http://bit.ly/RR-PentagonPapers

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