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Eugene L. Meyer

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“The Post” and the times

December 27, 2017 by Gene Meyer 5 Comments

The movie of the moment seems to be “The Post,” a dramatic retelling of the weeks in June 1971 when the Washington Post raced to catch up with The New York Times, which first published portions of the Pentagon Papers, a secret government study charting America’s path to war in Vietnam, before the newspaper was […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Abe Rosenthal, Ben Bagdikian, Bradlee, Daniel Ellsberg, journalism, Kay Graham, leaks, Meg Greenfield, Pentagon Papers

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