Daniel Ellsberg Biography

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NAME: Daniel Ellsberg
OCCUPATION: Scholar, Anti-War Activist, Journalist, Government Official
BIRTH DATE: April 07, 1931 (Age: 82)
EDUCATION: Cranbrook School, Harvard University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago, Illinois
ZODIAC SIGN: Aries

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Daniel Ellsberg strengthened public opposition to the Vietnam War in 1971 when he leaked the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times.

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Ellsberg also remains fiercely proud of his decision to leak the Pentagon Papers, which he says not only deligitimized the Vietnam War, but also helped usher in a new era of skepticism about war and government in general. "The Pentagon Papers definitely contributed to a delegitimation of the war, an impatience with its continuation, and a sense that it was wrong," Ellsberg said. "They made people understand that presidents lie all the time, not just occasionally,