A compilation of all the issue ads Mobil Oil ran in the spring of 1979.
Advertising and PR
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Village Voice story on Mobil Relationship with NAACP
Critical story about NAACP report sponsored by Mobil Oil and supporting all of the company’s preferred policy positions.
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AMA Briefing: “Corporations and the First Amendment,” by Herbert Schmertz
A briefing on the importance of protecting corporate free speech.
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Edelman 1977 Plan for RJ Reynolds
Proposal for RJ Reynolds detailing the approach Edelman would take to get ahead of the news that smoking is bad for health (they won the account).
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WSJ Story on Bellotti, Saved in Mobil Clippings
One way we know that Mobil Oil was closely following and supporting the Bellotti case in the 1970s are the many press clippings like this one saved in their archive.
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Mobil Oil’s Fables Op-eds 1976
A compilation of the “Fables”-style op-eds Mobil Oil ran in 1976.
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Standard Oil briefing on legislation being proposed in the U.S. around Aramco’s discriminatory labor practices.
A memo to SONJ publicist Earl Newsom about the situation in Washington as various Congressional leaders are attempting to address discriminatory hiring and labor practices at Saudi Aramco’s U.S. offices.
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April 1955 Hill & Knowlton Staff Memo
The regular monthly staff memo from April 1955, which shows Hill & Knowlton working for tobacco, oil & gas, chemical and automotive all at the same time.
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Jan 1955 Hill & Knowlton Staff Memo
The regular monthly staff memo from January 1955, which shows Hill & Knowlton working for tobacco, oil & gas, chemical and automotive all at the same time.
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1950s Aramco Survey of US Opinion on Oil Companies’ Involvement in International Relations
Results from a 1950s opinion survey Standard Oil of New Jersey commissioned to gauge how Americans view its partnership with Aramco and activities in the Middle East.