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I think the lesson is the people of this countrycan't afford to let the Presidentrun the country by himself
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I think the lesson is the people of this country can't afford to let the President run the...

Daniel Ellsberg:I think the lesson is the people of this country can't afford to let the President run the country by himself

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I think the lesson is the people of this country
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can't afford to let the President
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run the country by himself
Available in 6 languages
Duration
7 seconds
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46
Timestamp in Movie
01:40:48
Uploaded
Mar 02, 2026
Genres
biography, drama, history
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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.
Can't afford to let the President - The Post 00:05
Can't afford to let the President
Even foreign affairs any more than domestic affairs, - The Post 00:06
Even foreign affairs any more than domestic affairs,
I was struck in factby President Johnson's reactionto these revelations as close to treasonBecause it reflected to me the sensethat what was damaging to the reputationof a particular administrationa particular individualwas in itself treasonWhich is very - The Post 00:20
I was struck in factby President Johnson's reactionto...
Because it reflected to me the sense - The Post 00:05
Because it reflected to me the sense
Of a particular administration, - The Post 00:04
Of a particular administration,
But this is a self-governing country. - The Post 00:11
But this is a self-governing country.
The Constitution provides for a separation of powers... - The Post 00:04
The Constitution provides for a separation of powers...
They all followed your lead and published the papers. - The Post 00:15
They all followed your lead and published the papers.
No matter what happens tomorrowwe are not a little local paper anymore - The Post 00:06
No matter what happens tomorrowwe are not a little local...
I'd be very interested in your opinion. - The Post 00:10
I'd be very interested in your opinion.
Mrs. Graham, there's an entrance - The Post 00:05
Mrs. Graham, there's an entrance
Mrs. Graham, there's an entrance around the side for the appellants. Oh, thank you very much. I'm so - The Post 00:33
Mrs. Graham, there's an entrance around the side for...
My brother, he's still over there and... - The Post 00:04
My brother, he's still over there and...
Well, I hope you win. - The Post 00:11
Well, I hope you win.
I told you to be here at eight. - The Post 00:16
I told you to be here at eight.
Morning, gentlemen. - The Post 00:26
Morning, gentlemen.
Making the front page of your newspaper on a daily basis. - The Post 00:05
Making the front page of your newspaper on a daily basis.
Must be a lot of people from Boston - The Post 00:05
Must be a lot of people from Boston
The Honorable, the Chief Justice and the Associate Justices... - The Post 00:39
The Honorable, the Chief Justice and the Associate...
All persons having business before - The Post 00:06
All persons having business before