Penutupan yang melibatkan di empat Presiden A.S. mendorong penerbit surat kabar wanita pertama negara itu dan editor untuk bergabung dalam pertempuran yang belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya antara wartawan dan pemerintah.

"The Most Dangerous Man in America" is the story of what happens when a former Pentagon insider, armed only with his conscience, steadfast determination, and a file cabinet full of classified documents, decides to challenge an "Imperial" Presidency-answerable to neither Congress, the press, nor the people-in order to help end the Vietnam War.