# Neil Sheehan

> Cornelius Mahoney Sheehan was an American journalist. As a reporter for The New York Times in 1971, Sheehan obtained the classified Pentagon Papers from Daniel Ellsberg. His series of articles revealed a secret United States Department of Defense history of the Vietnam War and led to a U.S. Supreme Court case, New York Times Co. v. United States, 403 U.S. 713 (1971), which invalidated the United States government's use of a restraining order to halt publication.

*American writer, historian, soldier (1936-2021)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/neil-sheehan

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Journalist
- **Category:** Journalists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1936-10-27
- **Died:** 2021-01-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.3 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 13.0 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 65.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1238740)
- [Neil Sheehan](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2784533)

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