Round 5: Tossup 9

Benjamin Spock spoke at a march on this building during which Bernie Boston took the photograph Flower Power. Two years after Norman Morrison self-immolated outside of this building, Allen Ginsberg and Abbie Hoffman attempted to levitate it. Mike Gravel read documents (*) named for this building into the Congressional (10[1])Record after they were released by Daniel Ellsberg. Robert McNamara (10[1])commissioned a set of papers (10[1])named for this building (10[1])that detailed American overreach in Vietnam. American Airlines (10[1])Flight 77 was flown into this building during the 9/11 attacks. For 10 points, name this headquarters of the Department of Defense. ■END■

ANSWER: the Pentagon [accept the Pentagon Papers]
<American History — Joel Miles> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 5
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Rube Goldberg XIX11/20/202516100%25%31%68.06
SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS11/20/20255100%60%20%36.20
SPOOKY IX11/20/20255100%0%0%61.20