Daniel ellsberg, a senior research associate at mit’s center for international studies, leaked the pentagon papers to the press because he felt the need to reveal the nature of u.s Daniel ellsberg, the government analyst and whistleblower who leaked the pentagon papers in 1971, has died at 92. In 1971, ellsberg leaked the pentagon papers to the press in the hope that they would help end the vietnam war His story is portrayed in the new film the post 1 of 20 daniel ellsberg and the pentagon papers daniel ellsberg was an analyst for secretary of defense robert mcnamara's classified study of the war in vietnam, a report which became known as the pentagon papers
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