Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Reconsideration
PART ONE THE PENTAGON PAPERS BECOME PUBLIC
I. McNamara's Study
2. Daniel Ellsberg
3. The New York Times Publishes
4· Nixon's Turnabout
5. The Justice Department's Recommendation
PART TWO THE NEW YORK TIMES CASE
6. The Times Is Restrained
7. On the Eve of the Times Trial
8. Inside the White House, Part I
9· The Washington Post Publishes
1O. The Friday Hearing: The Public Session
11. The Friday Hearing: The Closed Session
12. Gurfein's Decision
PART THREE THE WASHINGTON POST CASE
13. The Post Is Restrained
14· On the Eve of the Post's Trial
15. Gesell's Decision
PART FOUR THE COURTS OF APPEALS
16. The Second Circuit
17. The D.C. Circuit
18. Inside the White House, Part 2
PART FIVE THE SUPREME COURT
19. The Supreme Court Takes the Case
20. The Briefs
21. The Argument
22. The Decision
PART SIX THE AFTERMATH
23. The Impact of the Disclosures
24. Criminal Investigations and Impeachable Offenses
25. The Supreme Court's Decision and Democracy
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Interviews
Index

About the Author

David Rudenstine is the Dr. Herman George and Kate Kaiser Professor of Constitutional Law at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University.

Reviews

"A masterful examination of the inside political tactics and journalistic decision-making process involved in the case."--Bill Wallace, "San Francisco Chronicle