The Problem With Facts

The Problem With Facts

1. Just before Christmas 1953, the bosses of America's leading tobacco companies met John Hill, the founder and chief executive of one of America's leading public relations firms, Hill & Knowlton. Despite the impressive surroundings - the Plaza Hotel, overlooking Central Park in New York - the mood was one of crisis.

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