Past Lectures
The Constitution Makers and the Public 1785-1790
November 13, 1962 - Statler Hilton Hotel Boston, Massachusetts This lecture was presented by Dr. Allan Nevins at the national conference of the Public Relations Society of America. One of America’s leading historians, Dr. Nevins has a varied background, which includes journalism and public relations as well as a distinguished career in the research, writing and teaching of history. After a decade as an editorial writer and critic on New York City newspapers, he started teaching history at Cornell University in 1927, and moved the following year to Columbia University where he was a professor of American History ...
The First Public War 1861-1865
November 13, 1961 - Shamrock-Hilton Hotel Houston, Texas The tradition of this lecture was originated to explore the historic antecedents of what is now called public relations. From these antecedents, it was hoped that principles or parallels might be drawn to instruct and inspire present-day practitioners. Dr. Frank E. Vandiver delivered this initial lecture as an address at the national conference of the Public Relations Society of America. Dr. Vandiver has been professor of history at Rice University, Houston, since 1958, and is widely recognized for studies of the Civil War. His books on this period include: ...
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