Daniel Ellsberg, a U.S. military analyst who secretly photocopied 7,000 pages of classified documents about the Vietnam War and later leaked them in 1971 as “Pentagon Papers,” exposing years of misleading information from U.S. officials. This leak became one of history’s most famous whistleblowing.
Discover the viral sensation spreading across the internet. Check out the community’s top reactions below.
Top Reddit Reactions
“He also did a deep dive into nuclear weapons, particularly command and control in US policies. Photocopied a great deal of info and then accidentally lost it. He looked for it for years and was never able to recover it. He wrote a book using his memory, which was scary as hell. Highly recommended. The doomsday machine.”
“That took serious courage”
“Photocopying 7000 pages in 1971 was quite the undertaking.”