The Pentagon Papers were released as a result of
A)President Nixon's repudiation of the Johnson administration's strategy in Vietnam.
B)investigations led by Washington Post reporters in 1972.
C)a leak by a minor Defense Department staffer.
D)a Freedom of Information Act request by the American Civil Liberties Union.

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The Pentagon Papers were released due to a leak by Daniel Ellsberg, a former military analyst and minor Defense Department staffer, who provided the documents to The New York Times and other newspapers in 1971, revealing previously undisclosed details about the scope and realities of the U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

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