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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Transcript of Standard School Broadcast “Exploring the New World”
Transcript of Standard School broadcast “Exploring the New World.”
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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.
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Joint statement from investor-owned oil companies and government of Iran on 1954 oil deal
Joint press release from a consortium of 8 oil companies and the government of Iran about how the oil industry will operate there and how/whether BP will be compensated for loss in revenue due to changes to its oil contract with the country. What’s quite interesting to note here is that the release appears to […]
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Bernays on Propaganda and “Impropaganda”
Bernays on what sort of propaganda is and isn’t okay to create and amplify.