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IDEAS AS WEAPONS
An in-demand guest speaker, Bernays takes part in round-table discussions
and other forums. He appears, pictured center, on WNYC Radio's "Ideas
Are Weapons" program along with Harry Berk and Norman Cousins of the
Saturday Review. |
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ELEANOR ROOSEVELT
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Left to right: Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Frank Calderone, and Bernays,
1941. |
Bernays's involvement with artwork in industry on behalf of several clients
leads to a communique from Eleanor Roosevelt, then First Lady of the United
States on a pre-World War II platform. |
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1945
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NAACP
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Luncheon and
presentation
ceremony of
Edward L. Bernays
Award for better
White-Negro
relations in U.S.,
Hotel Commodore,
Feb. 12, 1945. |
An assignment to publicize the NAACP's first national convention held
in a Southern city begins a lifelong commitment to promoting racial harmony.
The Edward L. Bernays Award for leadership in promoting Negro-White relations
is established by The Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America's
Relations Department. |
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DANGERS OF SMOKING
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Bernays's efforts to inform the public about the dangers of smoking earn
him praise from Action on Smoking & Health. He writes, "had I known
in 1928 what I know today I would have refused Hill's offer." referring
to his client, American Tobacco Company. |
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EDWARD L. BERNAYS - A RETROSPECTIVE
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