On This Day: June 13, 1971
The New York Times begins publishing the Pentagon Papers, a leaked, top secret study exposing decades of U.S. government deception about Vietnam. Four administrations had systematically misled the public and Congress on the war's prospects and costs.
Leaked documents, executive overreach, and media-government showdowns feel eerily familiar. Truth emerges slowly; trust erodes fast. Patterns of elite consensus masking failure repeat across conflicts and crises.
Secrets protect power until they don't.
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