 Ellsberg also shared the documents with "The New York Times" correspondent Neil Sheehan, who wrote a story based on what he had received both directly from Ellsberg and from contacts at IPS.On Sunday, June 13, 1971, the "Times" published the first of nine excerpts from, and commentaries on, the 7,000 page collection.For 15 days, the "Times" was prevented from publishing its articles by court order requested by the Nixon administration.