The name of the book that Daniel Ellsberg (James Spader) was reading was "The Life of Gandhi" about Mohandas K. Gandhi (aka "Mahatma Gandhi").
The official title of "The Pentagon Papers" in real life is: "United States - Vietnam Relations, 1945-1967: A Study Prepared by the Department of Defense".
This tele-movie was made and first broadcast about thirty-two years after "The Pentagon Papers" were first published in 1971.
This tele-movie's opening titles formed a pentagon symbol (a five-sided polygon) out of the letter "o" in the word pentagon in this tele-feature's "The Pentagon Papers" title logo seen during the starting credits roll.
Actor James Spader, who plays Daniel Ellsberg, had previously appeared in such political themed movies as Bob Roberts (1992) and True Colors (1991).