when did the washington post published the pentagon papers
June 18, 1971
title: Pentagon Papers text: on June 14, Attorney General John N. Mitchell and Nixon obtained a federal court injunction forcing "The New York Times" to cease publication after three articles. "The New York Times" publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger said: The newspaper appealed the injunction, and the case "New York Times Co. v. United States" (403 U.S. 713) quickly rose through the U.S. legal system to the Supreme Court. On June 18, 1971, "The Washington Post" began publishing its own series of articles based upon the "Pentagon Papers"; Ellsberg had given portions to "The Washington Post" reporter Ben Bagdikian. Bagdikian brought the information to editor title: New York Times Co. v. United States text: an "en banc" hearing, granted an injunction until June 25. On June 18, 1971, "The Washington Post" began publishing its own series of articles based upon the "Pentagon Papers". That day, Assistant U.S. Attorney General William Rehnquist asked the "Post" to cease publication. After the paper refused, Rehnquist sought an injunction in the District Court for the District of Columbia, but Judge Gerhard Gesell rejected the government's request, as did the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. This inconsistency between the courts of appeal led the Supreme Court to hear the case. The Supreme Court heard arguments from the title: The Post (film) text: The Post (film) The Post is a 2017 American historical political thriller film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Liz Hannah and Josh Singer. It stars Meryl Streep as Katharine Graham, the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, and Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee, the executive editor of "The Washington Post", with Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Carrie Coon, and Matthew Rhys in supporting roles. Set in 1971, "The Post" depicts the true story of attempts by journalists at "The Washington Post" to publish the "Pentagon Papers", classified title: The Washington Post text: McCormack-Dickstein Committee of the 1930s. Phil Graham's friendship with JFK remained strong until their untimely deaths in 1963. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover reportedly told the new President Lyndon B. Johnson, "I don't have much influence with the "Post" because I frankly don't read it. I view it like the "Daily Worker"." Ben Bradlee became the editor-in-chief in 1968, and Kay Graham officially became the publisher in 1969, paving the way for the aggressive reporting of the "Pentagon Papers" and Watergate scandals. In the mid-1970s, some conservatives referred to the "Post" as ""Pravda" on the Potomac" because of its perceived title: New York Times Co. v. United States text: New York Times Co. v. United States New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on the First Amendment. The ruling made it possible for "The New York Times" and "The Washington Post" newspapers to publish the then-classified "Pentagon Papers" without risk of government censorship or punishment. President Richard Nixon had claimed executive authority to force the "Times" to suspend publication of classified information in its possession. The question before the court was whether the constitutional freedom of the press, guaranteed by the First Amendment, was subordinate