In 1971, then US Senator Mike Gravel released a collection of top-secret government documents, deemed "The Pentagon Papers" into the public record, bringing to public light the series of lies and false pretenses under which the United States invaded Vietnam.



In this clip, Senator Gravel enters the papers into the public record vis a vis a special hearing of the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds on June 29, 1971.

Contact Information J. Skyler McKinley | National Multimedia Coordinator | Mike Gravel for President 2008 | smckinley@gravel2008.us

Addeddate 2008-02-20 05:11:11 Color color Ia_orig__runtime 27 Minutes Identifier GravelPapers1971 Run time 27:00 Sound sound Year 1971