The Pentagon Papers and What They Mean Today

The New York Times-Times Talks Series
The Pentagon Papers and What They Mean Today

June marks the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling that allowed The New York Times to continue publishing the top-secret history of U.S.
military involvement in Southeast Asia.

Learn more about this historic decision and how it continues to affect our political and media climate to this very day. This TimesTalks panel discussion features Floyd Abrams, 2006 Pulitzer Prize winner James E. Risen and Allan M. Siegal, former New York Times assistant managing editor and standards editor who was a member of the editing team that worked in secret for months to produce The Times’s coverage of the Pentagon Papers.

Panel discussion moderated by Jill Abramson, New York Times managing editor and former Washington bureau chief.

These are general admission tickets that can be picked up at the “Will Call” desk at the The New York Times located at 229 West 43rd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.