The Pentagon Papers, classified reports on the Vietnam War, revealed disparities between the government's public statements about the war and the actual events in Vietnam.
Social Studies · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021
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Yes, that statement is accurate. The Pentagon Papers were a set of classified documents commissioned by the U.S. Department of Defense that detailed the United States' political-military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. When leaked to the press in 1971, these papers revealed significant disparities between the public statements made by the government about the Vietnam War and the internal realities of the conflict. The release of the Pentagon Papers was a pivotal moment and contributed to public skepticism and criticism of the government's handling of the war.