Download or read book The Pentagon Papers as Published by the New York Times written by Neil Sheehan and published by New York : Quadrangle Books. This book was released on 1971 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the definitive edition of the Pentagon Papers as published by The New York Times in 1971 interrupted by a temporary restraining order and 15 days of litigation culminating in the Supreme Court decision. To provide a comprehensive archive for libraries, universities and private citizens, additional background materials have been provided relating to the writing of the Papers, their place in the history of American policy since 1945, and the constitutional issues raised by their publication in The Times. In one volume of nearly nine hundred pages, this permanent edition contains: the complete New York Times report on the secret Pentagon study, including the full texts of the controversial government documents that appeared in the historic Times articles. It also includes the court proceedings in the case of The New York Times Company vs. The United States as well as pictorial documentation of the Pentagon study in 60 pages of photographs; a glossary of names, code words, abbreviations and technical terms used in the Pentagon study; expanded, illustrated biographies of American and Vietnamese officials prominent in the study; and a 32-page index.