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Wrong B

July 2026
1min read

Wonderful article on JFK in the September issue ("The Lines of Control Have Been Cut"). But it’s worth pointing out that, although one of the founders of the advertising agency Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn did dabble in politics (Bruce Barton, U.S. House of Representatives, 1937-40), the esteemed Mr. Bowles was the founder of a competing shop that formerly bore his name. Michael L. lanzito Vice President, BBDO New York, N.Y.

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