Radio Curious revisits a conversation with whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked top-secret, military documents about the Vietnam war in 1971. The move brought national attention to United States foreign policy and first amendment rights.
Barry Vogel, Attorney and Counselor, is the Host and Producer of Radio Curious. Christina Aanestad is the Assistant Producer.
Few moments in American history have held the tension of the Vietnam war, especially in the early 1970's. The nation was fundamentally divided between young people and their parents, who saw no reason for the United States to be in Vietnam, and President Richard Nixonâs âsilent majority,â causing a rupture particularly connected to the still-escalating Vietnam War. The âPentagon Papers,â which were released by Daniel Ellsberg, our guest in this archive edition Radio Curious, were published on the front page of the New York Times in June 1971.
They focused national attention on United States foreign policy and on our rights as individual citizens to freedom of the press. Criminal charges were brought against Ellsberg in the United States District Court in Los Angeles, California; they were later dismissed by the Judge.
When Daniel Ellsberg and I visited by phone in March 1997 I asked him to begin by placing the "Pentagon Papers" in the context of the time.
The book Daniel Ellsberg recommends is âOur War,â by David Harris. Â Radio Curious is a half-hour, weekly, long-form interview program, now in it's 25th year. We interview people on a curiously wide variety of topics about life and ideas. Our website is www.radiocurious.org. If your station airs Radio Curious please let us know curious@radiocurious.org, we will add you to our list of syndicate stations. We also welcome questions, feedback and program ideas. Radio Curious 280 N. Oak St. Ukiah, Ca 95482. (707) 462-6541.
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