The Voice of Business: Hill & Knowlton and Postwar Public Relations

In 1933, John W. Hill opened the New York office of what would
become the most important public relations agency in history:
Hill&Knowlton, Inc. By 1959, the combined sales of its
clients — which included Procter&Gamble, Texaco, Gillette, and
Avco Manufacturing as well as the steel, tobacco, and aviation
industries' trade associations — amounted to 10 percent of the
gross national product. The Voice of Business chronicles Hill
& Knowlton’s influence on American public discourse in the
years followi...