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But it didn't take him long to figure outwell for us all to figure outif the public ever saw these papersthey would turn against the warCovert ops guaranteed debt rigged electionsIt's all in there Ike
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He's just carrying on like all the others, too afraid to be the one who loses the war on...

Daniel Ellsberg:
But it didn't take him long to figure out, well, for us to figure out if the public ever saw these papers they would turn against the war. Covert ops, guaranteed debt, rigged elections? It's all in there. Ike, Kennedy, Johnson... they violated the Geneva Convention. They lied to Congress and They lied to the public. They knew we couldn't win and still sent boys to die.Ben Bagdikian:What about Nixon?Daniel Ellsberg:He's just carrying on like all the others, too afraid to be the one who loses the war on his watch

Full Transcript

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But it didn't take him long to figure out
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well for us all to figure out
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if the public ever saw these papers
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they would turn against the war
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Covert ops guaranteed debt rigged elections
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It's all in there Ike Kennedy Johnson
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They violated the Geneva Convention
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They lied to Congress and they lied to the public
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They knew we couldn't win and still sent boys to die
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What about Nixon
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He's just carrying on like all the others
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Too afraid to be the one who loses the war on his watch
Available in 6 languages
Duration
32 seconds
Views
712
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:39
Uploaded
Mar 01, 2026
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Movie Summary

A cover-up spanning four U.S. Presidents pushes the country's first female newspaper publisher and her editor to join an unprecedented battle between press and government.

Actors

Matthew Rhys
Daniel Ellsberg
Bob Odenkirk
Ben Bagdikian