Question

The Pentagon Papers were released as a result of _______.

(A) President Nixon's repudiation of the Johnson Administration's strategy in Vietnam.
(B) investigations led by Washington Post reporters in 1972.
(C) a leak by a minor Defense Department staffer.
(D) a Freedom of Information Act request by the American Civil Liberties Union.

Answer 1

the answer to this question is A.

Answer 2

The correct answer is letter A

Pentagon Papers, was a top-secret Defense Department investigation into the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. The papers indicated that the White House had been lying to the American people for years about the Vietnam War. The papers seriously damaged the credibility of Washington's foreign policy during the Cold War.