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The study had 47 volumes. I slipped outa couple at a time. Took me months to copy it all

The study had 47 volumes. I slipped outa couple at a time. Took me months to copy it all

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The study had 47 volumes
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I slipped out a couple at a time
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Took me months to copy it all
Available in 6 languages
Duration
8 seconds
Views
366
Timestamp in Movie
00:55:08
Uploaded
Mar 02, 2026
Genres
biography, drama, history
Production
N/A

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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
Matthew Rhys
Well, we were all former government guys. - The Post 00:04
Well, we were all former government guys.
McNamara wanted academics to have - The Post 00:05
McNamara wanted academics to have
He would say to us, - The Post 00:05
He would say to us,
But I don't think he saw what was coming, what we'd find. - The Post 00:04
But I don't think he saw what was coming, what we'...
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 Kennedy JohnsonThey violated the Geneva ConventionThey - The Post 00:32
But it didn't take him long to figure outwell for us...
It's all in there. Ike, Kennedy, Johnson. - The Post 00:05
It's all in there. Ike, Kennedy, Johnson.
They lied to Congress and they lied to the public. - The Post 00:04
They lied to Congress and they lied to the public.
They knew we couldn't win and still sent boys to die. - The Post 00:05
They knew we couldn't win and still sent boys to die.
Too afraid to be the one who loses the war on his watch. - The Post 00:04
Too afraid to be the one who loses the war on his watch.
Someone said this at some pointabout why we stayed when we knew we were losing10 was to help the South Vietnamese20 was to hold back the commies70 was to avoidthe humiliation of an American defeat70 of those boysjust to avoid being humiliatedThat stuck - The Post 00:28
Someone said this at some pointabout why we stayed when we...
70% was to avoid - The Post 00:06
70% was to avoid
70% of those boys... - The Post 00:05
70% of those boys...
They're gonna come after you, you know. - The Post 00:24
They're gonna come after you, you know.
They're gonna lock you up DanWouldn't you go to prison to stop this warTheoretically sureYou are gonna publish these documentsYeahEven with the injunctionYesWell then it's not so theoretical then is it - The Post 00:35
They're gonna lock you up DanWouldn't you go to...
You are gonna publish these documents? - The Post 00:05
You are gonna publish these documents?
You are gonna publish these documents? - The Post 00:16
You are gonna publish these documents?
I'm gonna go do some work in the studio. - The Post 00:04
I'm gonna go do some work in the studio.
That picture makes me sad. - The Post 00:04
That picture makes me sad.
That picture makes me sad. - The Post 00:08
That picture makes me sad.
I'm gonna need to buy two seats - The Post 00:05
I'm gonna need to buy two seats