Sacramento State will play host to one of America?s most popular activists Friday.

Daniel Ellsberg will speak in the Grand Ballroom in the University Union Friday from 7-9 p.m. in a program entitled “Democracy, War and Dissent.” Ellsberg is famous for his release of the Pentagon Papers, a 7,000 page study on decision-making in Vietnam, which resulted in the convictions of several White House aides and played a role in the proceedings looking into impeaching President Richard Nixon before he resigned.

Retired CSUS professor Jeanie Keltner will serve as commentator for the presentation, and international affairs graduate student Kevin Hockmuth will be moderator. After the presentation there will be time for questions from the audience.

The event was put together by students in the International Affairs graduate program with the help of an ad hoc committee of faculty.

Admission to the event is free.

Editor’s Note: The story did originally read that the Pentagon Papers lead to the impeachment of President Nixon. The story was corrected, and we apologize for the error.

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