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How Daniel Ellsberg, a young war planner, became a peace activist is one of the most striking conversion stories in American history. But Ellsberg’s political and moral transformation did not happen in a vacuum. It reflected a titanic shift in public attitudes about the Vietnam War.
'Courage Is Contagious': Daniel Ellsberg's Decision to Release the Pentagon Papers Didn't Happen in a Vacuum
After Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers, Henry Kissinger dubbed him “the most dangerous man in America.”
After Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers, Henry Kissinger dubbed him “the most dangerous man in America.”
After revealing the government’s lies about Vietnam, Ellsberg spent six decades as an anti-nuclear activist, getting arrested as many as ninety times in civil-disobedience protests.