Organization
Hill & Knowlton
Public relations firm hired by the cigarette makers in December 1953; it was not a defendant in the federal case.
- Also known as
- Hill and Knowlton
- Wikidata
- Q3269655
Connections 3
intervened in
- Plaza Hotel meetings of December 1953 Dec 1953 public relations counsel Primary record 1
contracts from
- Tobacco Industry Research Committee Dec 1953 Primary record 1
- Tobacco Institute 1958 Primary record 1
Timeline 3 dates
- Dec 1953 Hill & Knowlton intervened in Plaza Hotel meetings of December 1953
- Dec 1953 Tobacco Industry Research Committee awarded a contract to Hill & Knowlton
- 1958 Tobacco Institute awarded a contract to Hill & Knowlton
Proof 1 source
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United States v. Philip Morris USA Inc., 449 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C. 2006), Final Opinion (Judge Gladys Kessler), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (text via govinfo.gov), 17 Aug 2006.
Primary record
Hill & Knowlton played a major role in creating, refining, and implementing the strategies adopted by the participants at the December meetings.
The executives also authorized the five members of the group who had their offices in New York to engage the services of Hill & Knowlton on behalf of the whole committee;
who were also handling the TIRC account.
In 1958, when the Tobacco Institute was created, Hill & Knowlton secured the account to handle its public relations.
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