Cornelius Mahoney "Neil" Sheehan (born October 27, 1936) is an American journalist. October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

As a reporter for The New York Times in 1971, Sheehan obtained the classified Pentagon Papers from Daniel Ellsberg. His series in the Times revealed a secret U.S. Department of Defense history of the Vietnam War and resulted in government attempts to halt publication. This expose would earn The New York Times a Pulitzer Prize. A reporter is a type of journalist who researches and presents information in certain types of mass media. ... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The Pentagon Papers is the colloquial term for United States-Vietnam Relations, 1945-1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense, a 47 volume, 7,000-page, top-secret United States Department of Defense history of the United States political and military involvement in the Vietnam War from 1945... Daniel Ellsberg (born April 7, 1931) is a former American military analyst who precipitated a national uproar in 1971 when he released the Pentagon Papers, the US militarys account of activities during the Vietnam War, to The New York Times. ... The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated as DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 230,000 South Vietnamese wounded: 300,000 US dead... The New York Times is a newspaper published in New York City by Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. ... The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ...

Born on a farm in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Sheehan graduated from Mount Hermon School (later Northfield Mount Hermon) and Harvard University with a B.A. in 1958, served in the U.S. Army from 1959 to 1962. In 1962 he began working at the United Press International's Tokyo bureau, and spent the next two years covering the war in Vietnam as UPI's bureau chief. See Holyoke, Colorado for the city in Colorado. ... Northfield Mount Hermon School Northfield Mount Hermon School (NMH) is a ninth-twelfth grade private college-preparatory high school (secondary school) located in Gill, Massachusetts, U.S.A. // History The school was originally founded by famed Protestant evangelist Dwight Lyman Moody (DLM) as two separate institutions: The Northfield Seminary for... Harvard University campus (old map) Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Front of UPI Headquarters, Washington, D.C. United Press International (UPI) is a global news agency headquartered in the United States filing news in English, Spanish and Arabic. ...

In 1964, he joined the New York Times. He worked the city desk before returning to the Far East to report from Indonesia and then to spend another year in Vietnam. In the fall of 1966 he became the newspaper's Pentagon correspondent and in 1968 began reporting on the White House. In 1971 he obtained the Pentagon Papers for the Times. He was a correspondent on political, diplomatic and military affairs. 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

In the New York Times Book Review, December 27, 1970 he claimed that Conversations With Americans by Mark Lane was a collection of Vietnam war crime stories with some obvious flaws which the author had not verified. Sheehan called for a more thorough and scholarly work to be done on the war crimes being committed in Vietnam.^[1] December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

He was awarded a non fiction Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for "A Bright Shining Lie" about the life of Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann and the United States involvement during the Vietnam War. The gold medal awarded for Public Service in Journalism The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical compositions. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Bright Shining Lie A Bright Shining Lie is a book by Neil Sheehan about U.S. Army retired Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann and the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. ... John Paul Vann (July 2, 1924 – June 9, 1972) was a Colonel in the United States Army, later retired, who became well-known for his role in the Vietnam War. ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) United States of America South Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand the Philippines Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) Strength ~1,200,000 (1968) ~420,000 (1968) Casualties South Vietnamese dead: 230,000 South Vietnamese wounded: 300,000 US dead...

His wife, Susan Sheehan, also was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1983 for Is There No Place on Earth for Me? Susan Sheehan (nee Margulies) (born 1937), is a U.S. journalist. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As of 2002, Sheehan lives in Washington D.C.

Books

• The Pentagon Papers as published by the New York Times, 1971
• The Arnheiter Affair, 1972
• A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam, 1988
• After the War Was Over, 1992

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Notes

1. ^ Conversations With Americans

External links

• Conversation with Neil Sheehan
• Neil Sheehan Papers at the Library of Congress
• American Writers C-SPAN 2002 RTSP videos.