What about "The Pentagon Papers"? Not being provocative, just asking your opinion. I saw the recent film of the same name (knowing full well it was probably, if not certainly, leftist propaganda), and they make it seem like Ellsburg managed to outwit the government to get the report to the press.
Ellsburg should be in prison, but that does not excuse the fact that the government was not honest about the Vietnam war. That fact in itself is meaningless without understanding WHY they were dishonest about it. I think the Pentagon Papers provided many persons a sigh of relief, because again, it provided distraction for a larger problem; that of men who believe they are smarter than the general public, who will lie if necessary to keep that perception of themselves alive. The Vietnam war belongs at the feet of Robert McNamara, a man who in my mind belongs behind bars next to Ellsburg.
The unfortunate result of the Pentagon Papers, was that it became the turning point for the media, who began from that point to not only report, but to decide WHAT was true in a less than objective fashion. They became the fourth branch of government.