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This bold account provides an original perspective on one of the most significant legal struggles in American history: the Nixon administration's efforts to prohibit the New York Times and the Washington Post from publishing the 7,000-page, top-secret Pentagon Papers, which traced U.S. involvement in Vietnam. In his gripping account of this highly charged case, Rudenstine examines new evidence, raises difficult questions, and challenges conventional views of a historic moment.
Price: $38.95
Pages: 278
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
07 July 1998
Trim Size: 8.75 X 5.62 in
ISBN: 9780520213821
Format: Paperback
David Rudenstine is the Dr. Herman George and Kate Kaiser Professor of Constitutional Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University.
Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Reconsideration
PART ONE THE PENTAGON PAPERS BECOME PUBLIC
I. McNamara's Study
2. Daniel Ellsberg
3. The New York Times Publishes
4· Nixon's Turnabout
5. The Justice Department's Recommendation
PART TWO THE NEW YORK TIMES CASE
6. The Times Is Restrained
7. On the Eve of the Times Trial
8. Inside the White House, Part I
9· The Washington Post Publishes
1O. The Friday Hearing: The Public Session
11. The Friday Hearing: The Closed Session
12. Gurfein's Decision
PART THREE THE WASHINGTON POST CASE
13. The Post Is Restrained
14· On the Eve of the Post's Trial
15. Gesell's Decision
PART FOUR THE COURTS OF APPEALS
16. The Second Circuit
17. The D.C. Circuit
18. Inside the White House, Part 2
PART FIVE THE SUPREME COURT
19. The Supreme Court Takes the Case
20. The Briefs
21. The Argument
22. The Decision
PART SIX THE AFTERMATH
23. The Impact of the Disclosures
24. Criminal Investigations and Impeachable Offenses
25. The Supreme Court's Decision and Democracy
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Interviews
Index
Introduction: A Reconsideration
PART ONE THE PENTAGON PAPERS BECOME PUBLIC
I. McNamara's Study
2. Daniel Ellsberg
3. The New York Times Publishes
4· Nixon's Turnabout
5. The Justice Department's Recommendation
PART TWO THE NEW YORK TIMES CASE
6. The Times Is Restrained
7. On the Eve of the Times Trial
8. Inside the White House, Part I
9· The Washington Post Publishes
1O. The Friday Hearing: The Public Session
11. The Friday Hearing: The Closed Session
12. Gurfein's Decision
PART THREE THE WASHINGTON POST CASE
13. The Post Is Restrained
14· On the Eve of the Post's Trial
15. Gesell's Decision
PART FOUR THE COURTS OF APPEALS
16. The Second Circuit
17. The D.C. Circuit
18. Inside the White House, Part 2
PART FIVE THE SUPREME COURT
19. The Supreme Court Takes the Case
20. The Briefs
21. The Argument
22. The Decision
PART SIX THE AFTERMATH
23. The Impact of the Disclosures
24. Criminal Investigations and Impeachable Offenses
25. The Supreme Court's Decision and Democracy
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Interviews
Index