The papers were subsequently published in book form as the pentagon papers (1971) Daniel ellsberg and the pentagon papers daniel ellsberg was an analyst for secretary of defense robert mcnamara's classified study of the war in vietnam, a report which became known as the pentagon papers However, the leaked documents were incomplete, and certain portions remained classified until 2011, when the full study was released to the public.
Daniel ellsberg, the government analyst and whistleblower who leaked the pentagon papers in 1971, has died at 92. His story is portrayed in the new film the post In 1971, ellsberg leaked the pentagon papers to the press in the hope that they would help end the vietnam war
