Neil Sheehan
Journalist, Author
1936 –
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Who is Neil Sheehan?
Cornelius Mahoney "Neil" Sheehan is 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 U.S. Department of Defense history of the Vietnam War and led to a U.S. Supreme Court case when the United States government attempted to halt publication.
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.
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- Born
- Oct 27, 1936
Holyoke - Also known as
- Cornelius Mahoney "Neil" Sheehan
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University
Middle Eastern History
( - 1958) - Northfield Mount Hermon School
- Bachelor of Arts, Harvard University
- Lived in
- Massachusetts
- Washington, D.C.
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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