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Top Secret the Battle for the Pentagon Papers

A Docudrama Illuminates the Battle Between National Security and the People's Right to Know

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Wikileaks, Maynard Institute, LeRoy Aarons, Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers, Neil Sheehan, Hugo Black, Daniel Ellsberg, NY Theatre Workshop, The PentagonPapers, Carl Bernstein, Vietnam War, Kerner Report, David Wise, New York Times, Docudramas, Washington Post, Entertainment News, Robert Shrum Gregg Pierotti, Geoffrey Cowan, Katherine Graham, Robert McNamara, Entertainment News
Marcia G. Yerman

The play Top Secret centers on whether Katherine Graham will give approval to print the Pentagon Papers. For those unfamiliar with the history, it opens a door to understanding concerns of utmost relevance today.

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Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers is Important Stage Documentary

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Guantanamo: Honor Bound to Defend Freedom, Brian Kelly, Larry Bryggman, George Wilson, Katharine Graham, The Power of Yes, George W. Bush, Top Secret: The Battle for the Pentagon Papers, Ben Bradlee, Via Dolorosa, Lucy Prebble, New York Theatre Workshop, Peter Strauss, Richard Nixon, All the President's Men, Anna Deavere Smith, Fire in the Mirror: Crown Heights, Matt McGrath, Jack Gilpin, L. A. Theatre Works, Enron, The New York Times, Neil Sheehan, Susan Albert Loewenberg, Daniel Ellsberg, Larry Pine, H. R. Haldeman, David Hare, The Exonerated, John Mitchell, Let Me Down Easy, Kathryn Meisle, The Washington Post, Brooklyn and Other Identities, Entertainment News
David Finkle

The intent behind these stage documentaries is to inform. Although billed as plays, these theatrical entries aren't that. They're news reports outfitted with theatrical accoutrements.

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