On日曜日, June 13, 1971, The NY Tpublished the first of nine excerpts from, & commentaries on, the 7千-page collection. For 15 days, The NYT was prevented from publishing its articles by court order requested by the Nixon administration. Meanwhile, while eluding an FBI manhunt for thirteen days, Ellsberg leaked the documents to 華盛頓郵報The WP.[26] On June 30,
the US Supreme Court allowed the resumption of publication by The New York Times (New York Times Co. v. United States). Two days prior to the Supreme Court's decision, Ellsberg publicly admitted his role in releasing the Pentagon Papers to the press.[27]
In March 2023, Ellsberg wrote that he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer which had progressed beyond medical treatment. The doctors estimated in mid-February that he had three to six months of life left.[111][112][113] Ellsberg died at home in Kensington, California, on June 16, 2023, at age 92.114115116117[118今年三月他確診末期胰臟癌，一個月後接受華盛頓郵報WP專訪，儘管病體支離，念茲在茲仍是
June 16 at his home in Kensington, Calif. He was 92. The family confirmed his death in a statement. Mr. Ellsberg announced in an email to friends and supporters on March 1 that he had pancreatic cancer and had declined chemotherapy.
The family confirmed his death in a statement. Mr. Ellsberg announced in an email to friends and supporters on March 1 that he had pancreatic cancer and had declined chemotherapy.