Question
In June 1971, a set of documents the media dubbed the Pentagon Papers were published. What did they reveal to the American public?(1 point)
Responses
The American public learned that President Nixon had hired operatives to break into the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. to dig up dirt on the Democratic Party.
The American public learned that President Nixon had hired operatives to break into the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. to dig up dirt on the Democratic Party.
The American public learned that President Johnson had meant to expand the U.S. role in Vietnam and bomb North Vietnam, despite his public statements that he had no intentions of doing so.
The American public learned that President Johnson had meant to expand the U.S. role in Vietnam and bomb North Vietnam, despite his public statements that he had no intentions of doing so.
The American public learned that President Kennedy was liked assassinated by Cuban nationals angered by the Bay of Pigs Invasion... Not Lee Harvey Oswald.
Responses
The American public learned that President Nixon had hired operatives to break into the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. to dig up dirt on the Democratic Party.
The American public learned that President Nixon had hired operatives to break into the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. to dig up dirt on the Democratic Party.
The American public learned that President Johnson had meant to expand the U.S. role in Vietnam and bomb North Vietnam, despite his public statements that he had no intentions of doing so.
The American public learned that President Johnson had meant to expand the U.S. role in Vietnam and bomb North Vietnam, despite his public statements that he had no intentions of doing so.
The American public learned that President Kennedy was liked assassinated by Cuban nationals angered by the Bay of Pigs Invasion... Not Lee Harvey Oswald.
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The correct response is:
The American public learned that President Johnson had meant to expand the U.S. role in Vietnam and bomb North Vietnam, despite his public statements that he had no intentions of doing so.
The Pentagon Papers revealed that there were significant discrepancies between the U.S. government's public statements about its involvement in Vietnam and the actual policies and actions taken by the government.
The American public learned that President Johnson had meant to expand the U.S. role in Vietnam and bomb North Vietnam, despite his public statements that he had no intentions of doing so.
The Pentagon Papers revealed that there were significant discrepancies between the U.S. government's public statements about its involvement in Vietnam and the actual policies and actions taken by the government.