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On June 13, 1971, the "New York Times" began publishing articles about the "Pentagon Papers," documents about American involvement in Indochina from the end of World War II to the mid 1960s. The Nixon administration blocked further publication of the papers. The Washington Post then released two installments. Other papers picked up the series, until June 30, when the Supreme Court rejected the government's request for a permanent injunction. This cartoon named "New Figure", was one of many depicting President Richard Nixon's attempts to curb public information, partly through government control of broadcast stations owned by newspapers.
-Jen Emerson
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