July 2, 2025 – Movies To History.com

In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg — a military analyst with access to top-secret documents — did something few dared. He leaked the Pentagon Papers, a classified report detailing decades of U.S. government deception surrounding the Vietnam War. Just over four decades later, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden followed a similar path, revealing sweeping surveillance programs that monitored millions of Americans. These two moments, bookends of an evolving age of information and disinformation, stand as cultural and political flashpoints in the history of transparency, journalism, and accountability. But how did these whistleblowers reshape the role of the press — and how has film and television preserved their legacies?

Legacy of Leaks: From the Pentagon Papers to Snowden:

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In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg — a military analyst with access to top-secret documents — did something few dared. He leaked the Pentagon Papers, a classified report detailing decades of U.S. government deception surrounding the Vietnam

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Legacy of Leaks: From the Pentagon Papers to Snowden: