From New York, this is Democracy Now.

It was the evening of October 1st, 1969, when I first smuggled several hundred pages

of toxic conductments out of my safe at the Rammt Corporation.

The study contained 47 volumes, 7,000 pages.

My plan was to zerox the study and reveal the secret history of the Vietnam War to the American

people.

Pentagon Papers whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg has died at the age of 92, just months after

being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

His actions helped take down President Nixon and the war in Vietnam and lead to a major

victory for press freedom.

Henry Kissinger once called Ellsberg the most dangerous man in America.

Today we honor the life and legacy of Ellsberg in his own words.

If I were asked what regrets I have today they would have to do with doing a job I

was asked to do that I knew was wrong for the country and I did it to the best of my

ability.

The war was carried on by people who liked it like that.

We'll also look at how Daniel Ellsberg became deeply involved in the anti-nuclear movement

which he detailed in his book The Doomsday Machine, Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner

and his concerns about Ukraine, China and more.

All that and more coming up.

Welcome to Democracy Now, Democracy Now.org the War and Peace Report.

I'm Amy Goodman.

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