简介："TheMostDangerousManinAmerica"isthestoryofwhathappenswhenaformerPentagoninsider,armedonlywithhisconscience,steadfastdetermination,andafilecabinetfullofclassifieddocuments,decidestochallengean"Imperial"Presidency-answerabletoneitherCongress,thepress,northepeople-inordertohelpendtheVietnamWar.In1971,DanielEllsbergshookAmericatoitsfoundationswhenhesmuggledatop-secretPentagonstudytotheNewYorkTimesthatshowedhowfivePresidentsconsistentlyliedtotheAmericanpeopleabouttheVietnamWarthatwaskillingmillionsandtearingAmericaapart.PresidentNixon'sNationalSecurityAdvisorHenryKissingercalledEllsberg"themostdangerousmaninAmerica,"who"hadtobestoppedatallcosts."ButEllsbergwasn'tstopped.Facing115yearsinprisononespionageandconspiracycharges,hefoughtback.Ensuingeventssurroundingtheso-calledPentagonPapersleddirectlytoWatergateandthedownfallofPresidentNixon,andhastenedtheendoftheVietnamWar.Ellsberg'srelentlesstellingoftruthtopower,whichexposedthesecretdeedsofan"ImperialPresidency,"inspiredAmericansofallwalksoflifetoforeverquestionthepreviously-unchallengedpronouncementsofitsleaders."TheMostDangerousManinAmerica"tellstheinsidestory,forthefirsttimeonfilm,ofthispivotaleventthatchangedhistoryandtransformedournation'spoliticaldiscourse.Itistoldlargelybytheplayersofthatdramaticepisode-Ellsberg,hiscolleagues,familyandcritics;PentagonPapersauthorsandgovernmentofficials;Vietnamveteransandanti-waractivists;Watergateprincipals,attorneysandthejournalistswhobothcoveredthestoryandwereanintegralpartofit;andfinally-throughWhiteHouseaudiotapes-PresidentNixonandhisinnercircleofadvisors.…