Claim 134

The Pentagon Papers were commissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and covered the United States role in Indochina from the Second World War until May 1968, before Daniel Ellsberg leaked them in 1971.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The Pentagon Papers were commissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and covered the United States role in Indochina from the Second World War until May 1968, before Daniel Ellsberg leaked them in 1971.
Field: occurred_on
Value: Pentagon Papers commissioned and leaked
About: incident 1971-us-pentagon-papers-injunction
Source: Pentagon Papers
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

Pentagon Papers, papers that contain a history of the U.S. role in Indochina from World War II until May 1968.