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The Pentagon Papers refer to a classified Department of Defense study, officially known as 'Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force,' which detailed the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967. The release of these documents in 1971 highlighted the government's misleading narratives about the war, raising significant questions about transparency, government accountability, and the role of the press in a democratic society.
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