Known tom hanks, meryl streep, paying the washington post editor and publisher who exposed the starting truth about america s role in the vietnam war. this documentary, the most dangerous man in america tells a true story of the whistle-blower who gave them the pentagon papers. i began xeroxing the mcnamara study in the fall of 1969. at the end of the day, working at my end, i would put several binders into my briefcase to take with me. walking past the security guards, i could feel my heart beating. i couldn t help thinking about the dozen or so secrecy agreements i had signed over the course of my career in government. the task seemed endless. i auv worked through the night. early in the morning i returned the papers to my safe at rand and headed home.