We extend a special invitation for you to attend a fun social event that our New Jersey chapter will be hosting on the evening of Friday, Jan. 12 – not Dec. 29 as previously announced.
Our plan is to attend a screening that night of the new Steven Spielberg film “The Post,” which tells the story of the Washington Post’s decision to publish stories on the Pentagon Papers after they were first revealed in the New York Times.
Here’s the official trailer for the movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WmbUHtxGf8
We don’t know yet which theaters will be screening the film when it opens on a limited basis on Dec. 22.
But as soon as that is known, we’ll pick a theater, purchase a block of tickets and sell them to any members who wish to attend.
After the movie, we’ll head to a nearby restaurant where we can discuss the film over a late dinner and drinks.
I’m looking forward to seeing this movie.
The story behind the publication of the Pentagon Paper by the Times, The Post, The Boston Globe and other newspapers is one of the great, defining moments in the history of American journalism.
The film holds a special resonance
As a college student, I took a history class in which we dove into the contents of the Pentagon Papers.
Many years later in Denver, I had the opportunity to interview Daniel Ellsburg, the former RAND Corp. analyst responsible for leaking the documents to the press, and former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, who commissioned the study.
Let me know by no later than Jan. 5 if you wish to purchase a ticket for the Jan. 12 screening. You can do so by emailing me at johnensslin@gmail.com
I’ll send out a follow-up message as soon as we know the details of which theater we’ll go to as well as ticket prices and screening time. Hope you can come with us that night.
Let me know if you can.
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