What effect did the publication of the Pentagon Papers have on the American public?

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Paola Castillo

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7 May, 15:37

What effect did the publication of the Pentagon Papers have on the American public?

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The effect that the publication of the Pentagon Papers had on the American public was that it made them trust the government even less than they had before, at a period in time when government had been seriously questioned beforehand for the Vietnam War. The Pentagon Papers revealed a series of lies the President and his administration had fabricated to the American people and in front of Congress.