The Pentagon Papers: Secrets, lies and leaks (rebroadcast)

The Pentagon Papers: Secrets, lies and leaks (rebroadcast)

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This episode was originally broadcast in May 2016. Back in 1971, a 22-year-old journalist named Robert Rosenthal got a call from his boss at The New York Times. He told him to go to Room 1111 of the Hilton Hotel, bring enough clothes for at least a month and not tell anyone. 


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