Question

select all the correct answers. which statement describes the importance of daniel ellsberg to the vietnam era? he served as a chief foreign policy advisor to several us presidents. he was a commander in charge of the us army in vietnam. he was a journalist for the washington post who exposed government corruption. he compiled papers that revealed information about the government’s role in the war effort. he was a researcher who wrote a best - selling history of the vietnam war.

Explanation:

Daniel Ellsberg is known for compiling the Pentagon Papers, which revealed information about the US government's role in the Vietnam War, including misleading the public about the war effort. The other options are incorrect: he was not a chief foreign policy advisor to multiple presidents, a US Army commander in Vietnam, or a journalist for the Washington Post (he leaked the papers to the Post and others), and while he wrote about the war, the key action was compiling the papers that revealed government deception.

Answer:

The correct option is: He compiled papers that revealed information about the government’s role in the war effort.