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Document Information
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Manuscript / memoir excerpt (house oversight production)
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1.89 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir or manuscript (likely by Alan Dershowitz, based on the legal representation described) recounting the 1971 Pentagon Papers case. It details the author's role representing Senator Mike Gravel and Beacon Press, and highlights a specific Supreme Court oral argument exchange between Justice Potter Stewart and Alexander Bickel regarding the balance between the First Amendment and national security. The document is stamped with a House Oversight file number.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Narrator | Author/Lawyer |
Represented Beacon Press and Senator Gravel; former student of Alexander Bickel. (Context implies Alan Dershowitz).
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| Mike Gravel | U.S. Senator (Alaska) |
Convened emergency meeting to place Pentagon Papers in public record; client of the narrator.
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| Alexander Bickel | Attorney/Professor |
Lead counsel for the NYT in Pentagon Papers case; teacher and friend of the narrator.
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| Potter Stewart | Supreme Court Justice |
Engaged in debate with Bickel regarding First Amendment hypothetical.
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| Erwin Griswold | Solicitor General |
Lawyer for the government; former Dean of Harvard Law School.
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Organizations (6)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| United States Supreme Court |
Venue for the litigation.
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| New York Times |
Newspaper fighting in court to publish the Papers.
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| Washington Post |
Newspaper fighting in court to publish the Papers.
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| Beacon Press |
Publisher of the 'Gravel Edition' of the Pentagon Papers; located in Boston.
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| Subcommittee on Buildings and Grounds |
Senate subcommittee convened by Gravel.
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| Harvard Law School |
Mentioned in relation to Erwin Griswold.
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Timeline (2 events)
1971
Emergency night-time subcommittee meeting convened by Senator Gravel to place Papers in public record.
Washington D.C.
Relationships (3)
I represented Beacon Press and, subsequently, Senator Gravel in litigation
I also conferred with my teacher and dear friend Alexander Bickel
lead counsel for the Times in the Pentagon Papers case
Key Quotes (3)
"I was one of his lawyers throughout the litigation."Source
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Quote #1
"No, I’m afraid that my inclinations to humanity overcome the somewhat more abstract devotion to the First Amendment in a case of that sort."Source
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Quote #2
"I haven’t the slightest doubt myself that the material which has already been published and the publication of the other materials affects American lives and is a thoroughly serious matter."Source
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Quote #3
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