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The Most Dangerous Man in America :Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers : Audio

Coverage by Nobuhiro Hosoki

 

From the left, the Man released the "Pentagon Paper," Daniel Ellsberg, Director Rick Goldsmith

Story : "The Most Dangerous Man in America" is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider, armed only with his conscience, steadfast determination, and a file cabinet full of classified documents, decides to challenge an "Imperial" Presidency-answerable to neither Congress, the press, nor the people-in order to help end the Vietnam War. In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg shook America to its foundations when he smuggled a top-secret Pentagon study to the New York Times that showed how five Presidents consistently lied to the American people about the Vietnam War that was killing millions and tearing America apart. President Nixon's National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger called Ellsberg "the most dangerous man in America," who "had to be stopped at all costs."

Qpen on September 16, 2009

Running time 1hr. 32 min.