"In 1971, [Gravel] waged a successful one-man filibuster for five monthsOkay, it was a long time ago, but maybe he'll bring a little of that fire to the current campaign.
that forced the Nixon administration to cut a deal, effectively ending the
draft
in the United States. He is most prominently known for his release of
the
Pentagon Papers, the secret official study that revealed the lies and
manipulations of successive U.S. administrations that misled the country
into
the Vietnam War."
And yes, I'm old.
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