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Robert Mullen Company was a public relations company in Washington DC. Robert R. Mulled Dead at 77; Eisenhower Aide in '52 Race, ''New York Times'', March 20, 1986
/ref> A Watergate committee report revealed that the Robert Mullen Company was in at least two instances been a front for
CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...
operations abroad, in addition for former CIA intelligence case officer and head of the
White House plumbers The White House Plumbers, sometimes simply called the Plumbers, the Room 16 Project, or more officially, the White House Special Investigations Unit, was a covert White House Special Investigations Unit, established within a week after the public ...
E. Howard Hunt. In 1971 the Robert Mullen Company was purchased by future U.S. Senator
Robert Foster Bennett Robert Foster Bennett (September 18, 1933 – May 4, 2016) was an American politician and businessman. He was a United States Senator from Utah as a member of the Republican Party from 1993 to 2011. Bennett held chairmanships and senior position ...
, son of U.S. Senator Wallace Foster Bennett. He closed it down in 1974.


History


Watergate

In 1972 the company received public attention in relation to the
Watergate scandal The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal in the United States involving the administration of President Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1974 that led to Nixon's resignation. The scandal stemmed from the Nixon administration's contin ...
when staff writer E. Howard Hunt, a former
CIA The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...
intelligence case officer and Mullen employee, was revealed to have been running a group of
Nixon Administration Richard Nixon's tenure as the 37th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1969, and ended when he resigned on August 9, 1974, in the face of almost certain impeachment because of the Watergate Scanda ...
"plumbers" responsible for the break-in. He was subsequently convicted of conspiracy and served time in prison after a check with his name on it found at the scene of the break-in connected him to one of the burglars. ROBERT R. MULLEN DEAD AT 77; EISENHOWER AIDE IN '52 RACE
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CIA relationship

A report by Howard Baker, the Republican vice-chairman for the Watergate committee:
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Demise

Bennett's principal client at the time of the Watergate was the CIA-aligned Summa Corporation, the holding company of billionaire
Howard Hughes Howard Robard Hughes Jr. (December 24, 1905 – April 5, 1976) was an American business magnate, record-setting pilot, engineer, film producer, and philanthropist, known during his lifetime as one of the most influential and richest people in th ...
. In 1974, after his CIA ties and those of the Mullen Company had been revealed by the Watergate investigation, he closed the Company and joined Summa full-time as the
public relations Public relations (PR) is the practice of managing and disseminating information from an individual or an organization (such as a business, government agency, or a nonprofit organization) to the public in order to influence their perception. ...
director for the parent firm and Vice President for Public Affairs for
Hughes Airwest Hughes Airwest was a regional airline in the western United States, backed by Howard Hughes' Summa Corporation. Its original name in 1968 was Air West and the air carrier was owned by Nick Bez. Hughes Airwest flew routes in the wes ...
, the airline.


Notable Clients

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American Bar Association The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. Founded in 1878, the ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of aca ...
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ch ...
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General Foods General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the United States by Charles William Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895. The company changed its name to "General Foods" in 1929, after several corporate ...
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United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a cabinet-level executive branch department of the U.S. federal government created to protect the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is " ...
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Central Intelligence Agency The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gathering, processing, ...
Graff, Garrett M. (2022). ''Watergate: A New History'' (1 ed.). New York: Avid Reader Press. pp. 63. . .


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References

Public relations companies of the United States Central Intelligence Agency front organizations Consulting firms established in 1952 1952 establishments in Washington, D.C.