The Pentagon Papers

Multiple Choice

The Pentagon Papers:

A) showed that Nixon had no idea how to handle the war in Vietnam.
B) proved that Nixon lied when he promised during the 1972 presidential campaign that he would get America out of Vietnam.
C) showed that the government had lied to the American public about major events of the Vietnam War to manipulate public opinion.
D) proved that massive numbers of civilians were murdered or abused by U.S. soldiers.
E) uncovered illegal campaign activities by Nixon and his staff.