The Most Dangerous Man In America Sparknotes

“The Most Dangerous Man in America,” is a documentary about Daniel Ellsberg, a formal analyst for the RAND corporation who leaked classified official government documents from the pentagon to the press in 1971 attempting to exploit the government and end the war with Vietnam. These papers revealed the true status of the Vietnam War and exposed the many lies said to the press and public by Nixon and the other presidents involved. It also explores how the leak impacted public perception of the Vietnam War and how the government handled the situation. This includes how the Nixon administration attempted to discredit Ellsberg and the press. In general, this documentary gives an in-depth view of how the government failed our country, resulting in

Ellsberg started taking a small number of documents at a time and he and his kids copied all the papers where then Ellsberg leaked a massive collection of classified government documents, known as the Pentagon Papers, to the New York Times and other newspapers. These documents revealed the true nature of the war. They also revealed the fact that the government had been lying to the public about the progress of the conflict and the likelihood of success. The release of the Pentagon Papers had a profound impact on public opinion. The documents revealed that the government had been deceiving the American people about the war for years, and many began to question the legitimacy of the conflict. The Nixon administration, facing mounting public pressure, attempted to discredit Ellsberg and the press by claiming that the leak was a threat to national

In my previous classes, I was told that the war was necessary and in the best interest of the United States, but upon further investigation and reflection, I have come to understand that the reality of the war was much more complex and devastating than I had previously been led to believe. The Vietnam War was a prolonged and brutal conflict that resulted in a significant loss of life on both sides, with no clear victory or sense of accomplishment in the end. The war has been a defining moment in American history and it's important that we have a deeper understanding of the events and their impact on both the United States and Vietnam. The government tried to make Ellsberg and the press look like a traitor to our country when reality he and the press was a hero for putting themselves at risk in order to inform the public of the government's actions when no one else would. The lack of education on the war's true nature and consequences is a disservice to our understanding of history and the lessons it can teach