What were the Pentagon Papers and how did their publication impact the Watergate inquiry as well as the Nixon administration response to the investigation

The Pentagon Papers, officially titled Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1967.

Explanation:

Richard Nixon resigned in shame. The result of publishing the Pentagon Papers were Americans learned that many official statements about the Vietnam War weren't true. The result of publishing the Pentagon Papers were Americans learned that many official statements about the Vietnam War weren't true.