Neil Sheehan

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Born:
Oct. 27, 1936

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Cornelius Mahoney "Neil" Sheehan (born October 27, 1936) is an American journalist. As a reporter for The New York Times in 1971, Sheehan obtained the classified Pentagon Papers from Daniel Ellsberg. His series of articles revealed a secret United States Department of Defense history of the Vietnam War and led to a US Supreme Court case, New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), when the United States government failed to halt publication.

He received a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for his 1988 book A Bright Shining Lie, about the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann and the United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

Source: Neil Sheehan on Wikipedia.

Books by Neil Sheehan

Neil Sheehan: A Fiery Peace in a Cold War (EBook, 2009, Random House Publishing Group) No rating

A Fiery Peace in a Cold War

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Neil Sheehan: A Bright Shining Lie (Hardcover, 1988, Random House) No rating

A Bright Shining Lie

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Neil Sheehan: After the War Was Over (Paperback, 1992, Random House) No rating

After the War Was Over

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