Statement of Jospeh F. Cullman, 3rd, Chairman of the Executive Committee, The Tobacco Institute, Inc., Before The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, United States House of Representatives
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Statement of Jospeh F. Cullman, 3rd, Chairman of the Executive Committee, The Tobacco Institute, Inc., Before The Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, United States House of RepresentativesDescription
Joseph F. Cullman's statement on behalf of the Tobacco Institute to influence lawmakers to pass legislature to extend provisions of the Federal Cigarette Labelling and Advertising Act.Context
Joseph F. Cullman was famously known as the spokesperson for "Big Tobacco" and was CEO of Phlip Morris, one of the largest corporations in America. Cullman would often be involved in congressional hearings to defend tobacco and denying that it causes health risks, such as lung cancer and cardiovascular diseases. In this 1969 hearing, Cullman was urging lawmakers to not pass provisions that would label warning statements on all cigarette advertising.Category
Public Relations