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Good morning Good morningThis is William Rehnquistfrom the Office of Legal Counsel at JusticeYes sirMr Bradlee I have been advisedby the Secretary of Defensethat the material publishedin The
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Ben Bradlee:Good morning.Rehnquist:Good morning. This is William Rehnquist from the Office of Legal Counsel at Justice.Ben Bradlee:Yes, sir.Rehnquist:Mr. Bradlee, I have been advised by the Secretary of Defense that the material published in The Washington Post this morning contains information relating to the national defense of the United States and bears a top-secret classification. As such, the publication of this information is directly prohibited by the Espionage Act, title 18 of the United States code, section 793. As publication will cause irreparable injury to the defense interests of the United States, I respectfully request that you publish no further information of this character and advise me that you have made arrangements for the return of these documents to the Department of Defense.Ben Bradlee:Well, thank you for the call, Mr. Rehnquist, but I'm sure you understand I must respectfully decline.Rehnquist:I appreciate your time

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Good morning Good morning
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This is William Rehnquist
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from the Office of Legal Counsel at Justice
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Yes sir
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Mr Bradlee I have been advised
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by the Secretary of Defense
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that the material published
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in The Washington Post this morning
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contains information relating to
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the national defense of the United States
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and bears a top secret classification
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As such the publication of this information
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is directly prohibited by the Espionage Act
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title 18 of the United States code section 793
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As publication will cause irreparable injury
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to the defense interests of the United States
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I respectfully request that you publish
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no further information of this character
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and advise me that you have made arrangements
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for the return of these documents
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to the Department of Defense
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Well thank you for the call Mr Rehnquist
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but I'm sure you understand I must respectfully decline
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I appreciate your time
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Duration
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Timestamp in Movie
01:37:08
Uploaded
Mar 02, 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.