<P> 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 Post reporter Ben Bagdikian . Bagdikian brought the information to editor Ben Bradlee . That day , Assistant U.S. Attorney General William Rehnquist asked the Post to cease publication . After the paper refused , Rehnquist sought an injunction in U.S. district court . Judge Murray Gurfein declined to issue such an injunction , writing that `` ( t ) he security of the Nation is not at the ramparts alone . Security also lies in the value of our free institutions . A cantankerous press , an obstinate press , a ubiquitous press must be suffered by those in authority to preserve the even greater values of freedom of expression and the right of the people to know . '' The government appealed that decision , and on June 26 the Supreme Court agreed to hear it jointly with the New York Times case . Fifteen other newspapers received copies of the study and began publishing it . </P>
<P> 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 Post reporter Ben Bagdikian . Bagdikian brought the information to editor Ben Bradlee . That day , Assistant U.S. Attorney General William Rehnquist asked the Post to cease publication . After the paper refused , Rehnquist sought an injunction in U.S. district court . Judge Murray Gurfein declined to issue such an injunction , writing that `` ( t ) he security of the Nation is not at the ramparts alone . Security also lies in the value of our free institutions . A cantankerous press , an obstinate press , a ubiquitous press must be suffered by those in authority to preserve the even greater values of freedom of expression and the right of the people to know . '' The government appealed that decision , and on June 26 the Supreme Court agreed to hear it jointly with the New York Times case . Fifteen other newspapers received copies of the study and began publishing it . </P>
when did the post print the pentagon papers
when did the post print the pentagon papers
June 18 , 1971
June 18 , 1971