Ellsberg, Daniel

SECRETS - A MEMOIR OF VIETNAM AND THE PENTAGON PAPERS [Inscribed by Ellsberg to Jim Lehrer]

New York: Viking, 2002. First Edition, First Printing. Octavo, 498 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine blue with silver and white lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering, price uncut: '$29.95,' Dust jacket with some light shelfwear and rubbing.

Inscribed poignantly by Ellsberg on the front free endpaper: "October 5, 2002 To Jim Lehrer - A rare voice of reason for our a generation. Never needed more than this very mouth!* With my respect and thanks, Dan Ellsberg." Below he added later: "*[scribble] I suggest you look at Chapter 1 and 3 sometime very soon - It's rehappening right now. By the way - you sold me a book today." Still later, he wrote on the front pastedown: "I wrote this for you after the funny part - before I heard your profoundly moving, and [???] comments on Antietam - and the [???] potential for [???]."

Shelved case 1 1/2.

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Price: $1,500

NOTES

Daniel Ellsberg was an American political activist, economist, and United States military analyst who is best known for releasing the Pentagon Papers to 'The New York Times', 'The Washington Post', and other newspapers.

Commissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, it was officially named 'Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force.' Put together by thirty-six analysts, including Ellsberg, it was a top-secret Pentagon study showing the increase over three decades of U.S. government decision-making in relation to the Vietnam War.

Ellsberg was charged with conspiracy, espionage, and theft of government property, although the charges were dismissed after prosecutors investigating the Watergate scandal discovered the White House Plumbers were ordered to engage in unlawful efforts to discredit Ellsberg.

Jim Lehrer was an American journalist and novelist who served as the executive editor and a news anchor for the PBS News Hour and was known for his role as a debate moderator during U.S. presidential election campaigns. Ellsberg is referring in his note to Lehrer's novel 'A Certain Rest,' published on Aug 20, 2002.