Daniel Ellsberg
Daniel Ellsberg (April 7, 1931 – June 16, 2023) was an American activist and former United States military analyst who was known for releasing the classified Pentagon Papers to The Washington Post.
Daniel Ellsberg | |
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| File:Daniel Ellsberg 2020 06.jpg Ellsberg in 2020 | |
| Born | April 7, 1931 |
| Died | June 16, 2023 (aged 92) Kensington, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Pancreatic cancer |
| Education | Harvard University (AB, PhD) King's College, Cambridge |
| Employer | RAND Corporation |
| Known for | Pentagon Papers, Ellsberg paradox |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Cummings (divorced) Patricia Marx
(m. 1970) |
| Children | Robert, Mary (1st marriage) Michael Ellsberg (2nd marriage) |
| Website | www.ellsberg.net |
Pentagon Papers
While employed by the RAND Corporation, precipitated a national political controversy in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret Pentagon study of U.S. government decision-making in relation to the Vietnam War, to The New York Times and other newspapers.
Charge
Ellsberg was charged under the Espionage Act of 1917 along with other charges of theft and conspiracy, carrying a total maximum sentence of 115 years. Due to governmental misconduct and illegal evidence gathering, and the defense by Leonard Boudin and Harvard Law School professor Charles Nesson, Judge William Matthew Byrne Jr. dismissed all charges against Ellsberg on May 11, 1973.[1]
Death
In March 2023, Ellsberg wrote that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.[2][3][4] He died at his home in Kensington, California, on June 16, 2023.[5]
Daniel Ellsberg Media
- Daniel Ellsberg at 1972 press conference (cropped).jpg
Ellsberg, speaking at a press conference, New York City, 1972
- Nixon Oval Office meeting with H.R. Haldeman, Monday, 14 June 1971, 309 p.m.wav
Nixon Oval Office meeting with H.R. Haldeman, Monday, June 14, 1971, 3:09 pm (Quote begins at about 7:30 into the recording.)
- Daniel Ellsberg psychiatrist filing cabinet.jpg
Fielding's filing cabinet, with break-in marks, on display at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History
- Ellsberghq.webm
Video interview with Daniel Ellsberg at Roskilde Universitets Center, Denmark, October 26, 2004 (unedited; the first 10 seconds are black)
- DanielEllsberg.THF.WH.WDC.3jul06.jpg
Protesting with anti-war group Code Pink in 2006
- Daniel Ellsberg Speaking (2545923457).jpg
Daniel Ellsberg Speaking
- Daniel Ellsberg, Mike Myatt, & Robert Rosenthal (15180381714).jpg
Ellsberg with Robert Rosenthal in 2008
- Daniel Ellsberg at San Francisco Pride Parade 2013..JPG
At San Francisco Pride Parade 2013
References
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ antiwar.com (2 March 2023). "Living on a Deadline in the Nuclear Age. Some Personal News From Daniel Ellsberg". Press release. https://original.antiwar.com/daniel-ellsberg/2023/03/02/living-on-a-deadline-in-the-nuclear-age-some-personal-news-from-daniel-ellsberg/. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Smith, Harrison. Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92. https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2023/06/16/daniel-ellsberg-pentagon-papers-dead/. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
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