Daniel Ellsberg
Events (36)
- July 31, 1964: South Vietnamese Attack North Vietnamese Island 1964-07-31
- August 7, 1964: US Congress Passes Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 1964-08-07
- January 15, 1969: Defense Department Produces Classified Study Proving Decades of Deception Surrounding Vietnam 1969-01-15
- September 29, 1969: Army Refuses to Prosecute Green Berets for Murder; Ellsberg Begins Copying ‘Pentagon Papers’ for Release to Press 1969-09-29
- June 13, 1971: New York Times Publishes Pentagon Papers 1971-06-13
- June 15, 1971: Nixon Demands Injunction to Stop Publication of Pentagon Papers, Orders Investigation 1971-06-15
- June 17, 1971: Court Refuses to Order New York Times to Turn over Pentagon Papers to White House 1971-06-17
- June 28, 1971: Ellsberg Surrenders, Charged with Theft, Conspiracy, and Espionage 1971-06-28
- August 5, 1971: ’Plumbers’ Probe Ellsberg, Decide to Break into Psychiatrist’s Office 1971-08-05
- September 8, 1971: Ehrlichman Reports ‘Plumbers’ Operations to Nixon 1971-09-08
- September 9, 1971: ’Plumbers’ Burglarize Psychiatrist Office 1971-09-09
- 2:30 a.m.June 17, 1972: Five ‘Plumbers’ Caught Burglarizing Democratic Offices in Watergate Hotel 1972-06-17
- June 22, 1972: Nixon Denies White House Role in Watergate Burglary; Post Reporters Find Connections 1972-06-22
- April 15, 1973: Justice Department Officials Confront Nixon about Watergate Conspiracy 1973-04-15
- April 24, 1973: Attorneys General Inform Nixon of Lawyer’s Testimony about Pentagon Papers Leaker, FBI Director 1973-04-24
- May 11, 1973: All Charges Against Pentagon Papers Leaker Dropped; Judge Blasts Governmental Misconduct 1973-05-11
- June 3, 1973: Washington Post Says Dean Discussed Cover-Up with Nixon 35 Times, Approved of Payoffs to Watergate Conspirators 1973-06-03
- June 13, 1973: Investigators Find Memo Tying Ehrlichman to Ellsberg Burglary 1973-06-13
- July 16, 1973: White House Counsel Denies Nixon Knew of Cover-up 1973-07-16
- November 30, 1973: Former White House Aide Pleads Guilty 1973-11-30
- March 7, 1974: Nixon Aides Charged with Ellsberg Break-In 1974-03-07
- March 23, 1974: Liddy Convicted in Ellsberg Break-in 1974-03-23
- December 21, 1974: New York Times Reveals CIA Spied on US Citizens for Decades 1974-12-21
- March 6, 1978: Ehrlichman Says Haldeman Book Riddled with ‘Factual Errors which Impeach Its Substance’ 1978-03-06
- March 9, 2003: UN Investigates NSA Wiretapping of Security Council Delegates 2003-03-09
- July 22, 2004: Prominent Figures See Ties Between the ISI, 9/11, and Even the CIA 2004-07-22
- January 22, 2008: British Journalist Notes US Media Ignoring Sibel Edmonds Scoop 2008-01-22
- January 13, 2012: Journalists and Activists Sue to Block Indefinite Detention Law 2012-01-13
- May 16, 2012: Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Indefinite Detention Law 2012-05-16
- May 25, 2012: Obama Administration Asks Judge to Reconsider Order Blocking Indefinite Detention 2012-05-25
- Late June-July 1971: Nixon Authorizes ‘Plumbers,’ Orders Media Leaks to Smear Ellsberg
- June 1974: Charles Colson Sentenced after Pleading Guilty to Watergate Crimes; Testifies about Nixon Involvement
- October 16-November, 1972: White House, Other Republicans Attack Washington Post over Watergate Coverage
- Late December-Early January 1997: Portions of Nixon Watergate Tapes Made Public
- March 1971: ’Pentagon Papers’ Leaked to New York Times
- February 2003: British Translator Leaks Word of NSA’s Wiretapping of UN to British Press