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Neil Sheehan | |
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| Born | Cornelius Mahoney Sheehan October 27, 1936 Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 2021 (aged 84) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Cornelius Mahoney Sheehan (October 27, 1936 – January 7, 2021) was 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 U.S. Supreme Court case, New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), which invalidated the United States government's use of a restraining order to halt publication.[1]
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.[2]
- ^ "New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971)". Retrieved December 5, 2005.
- ^ "Pulitzer Prize-winning author Neil Sheehan dies at 84". The Hindu. January 8, 2021.
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