The correct answer is C because <u>“the articles threatened national security”</u> best described why the government tried to prevent the New York Times from publishing articles on the Vietnam War.
President Nixon became very unhappy when he saw the publication of pentagon papers on the front page of the newspaper.
<h2>Further Explanation</h2>
Daniel Ellsberg, who was a former government official leaked what was termed "classified information" to the media.
The document published by the New York Times detailed the US government involvement in the Vietnam War.
In a bid to prevent the publication, President Nixon approached the court and got an injunction.
Also, to counter the court injunction, the New York Times filed a lawsuit in a federal court to vacate the injunction order.
On its part, the federal government argued that the publication of the pentagon papers threatened national security and that it has the authority to stop its publication.
After going back and forth on the court case, the Supreme Court gave a landmark judgment and ruled in favor of the New York Times.
The media described the ruling as a win for the first amendment.
Daniel Ellsberg was later charged to court but freed as a result of government misconduct during the trial.
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