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The Story of the Pentagon Papers

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

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'My assumption was that I would be thrown in jail for the rest of my life.' (Daniel Ellsbero)
Contributions from Leslie Gelb, who edited the Pentagon Papers in the Defense Department; Daniel Ellsberg, who photographed them illicitly; James Greenfield, who was in charge of publication by the New York Times; and William Bundy, who held senior Government office throughout the Presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson.
Presented by Michael Charlton
(First broadcast on Radio 3 in the Many Reasons Why series)
(Repeated: Tuesday 8.0 pm)

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Contributors

Unknown:
Leslie Gelb.
Unknown:
Daniel Ells
Unknown:
James Greenfield
Unknown:
William Bundy
Presenter:
Michael Charlton
Producer:
Anthony Moncrieff
Source: Radio Times

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