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Tobacco Mafia Tea Party, 1991 through 1992

Tobacco Mafia Tea Party, 1982 through 2002


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Boston Tea Party - PR Campaign

Date 1991
Type note
Bates Previous Bates 600525050 Next Bates
Collection British American Tobacco
Pages 1

BOSTON TEA PARTY - P.R. CAMPAIGN OBJECTIVES - to draw the attention of smokers to the forthcoming campaign so as to generate advance interest - to position the campaign in the best possible terms to maximize smokers' response - to handle controversy surrounding the campaign (originating with government or with anti-smoking organizations) PHASE ONE issuance of press release (in print, radio and tv formats) a week before the beginning of the ad campaign (distribution to major media, business
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Smokers' Tax Protest [In Canada]

Title Smokers' Tax Protest [In Canada]
Date 19910517 (May 17, 1991)
Type Form ; Corporate ; Letter
Bates Previous Bates 202019321/202019337 Next Bates
Keywords Public Relations ; Industry Response ; Smokers' Rights Groups ; Tobacco Farmer ; Tobacco Products ; Industry Activity ; Taxation
Collection British American Tobacco
Pages 16
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are providing the l Isn't this really a protest by h tobacco companies? BAT Industries document for PFSFC 5 March 1999 QLesriii-.s anc arsvjars_______________________________Boston Tea Party II But you made the decision to run the campaign, and you presumably chose the hard-f jttina language of the supporting advertising campaign. Do not these factors make you the originators if not dm promoters or the protest Yes. we chose 'he language of the advertising campaign to reflect the opinions of
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Smokers' Tax Protest [In Canada]


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ANTI-TAX TEA PARTY LEAVES CHILES HOLDING THE BAGS

ANTI-TAX TEA PARTY LEAVES CHILES HOLDING THE BAGS

Title ANTI-TAX TEA PARTY LEAVES CHILES HOLDING THE BAGS
Author # ORLANDO SENTINEL; # ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date 19920418 (April 18, 1992)
Type PERIODICAL / NEWS ARTICLES
Bates Previous Bates TIFL0042357 Next Bates
Collection Tobacco Institute
Pages 1
Mentioned CHILES L; GRIFFIN C; # AMERICAN FAMILY ASSN; # BIG BEND RIGHT TO LIFE; # CONCERNED WOMEN FOR AMERICA; DEEN M; KENDALL K; KENDALL G; COOK D; MCCLELLAN J
Charact. MARGINALIA
MN Req# FL-21 FL-NEWS
Produced 19970725 (July 25, 1997)
Area TI Storage Box 7190: Florida News Articles
Case Name Florida AG
Added UCSF 20020201 (February 1, 2002)
Added Ind. 19990524 (May 24, 1999)
TID syj12f00

<ocr>°C - : `EF ~ c TE~E =DP 1 EP J.7 . o-i 20192 r17: -18 T2fn7 672 2334 SPEAR3Lk1c XGSfT. KC WHORTER Antitax -Tea Party leaves Chiles holding the bags AUDOA"M "IEss TALLAIiASSEE - Some taxpayers are mailing tea to Gov. Lauton Chiles in their own version of the Boston Tea Party, and a conservative lobbyist who brewed the cazn• paign says the anti-tax message is the same. The tempest in a tea bag is the brainchild of Carole Griffin, a lobbyist for groups in- cluding the American
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1992 Budgeted for $1,000,000 (Click Image for larger view, click link for PDF)
1992 Budgeted for $1,000,000

Dear Mr. Frank

Title Dear Mr. Frank
Author Silverman, Marcia
Date 19920529 (May 29, 1992)
Type LETTER
Bates Previous Bates TI02681032-TI02681035 Next Bates
Collection Tobacco Institute
Other Num. 2223 B1793 03B
Pages 3
Spec. Coll. Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI)
Recipients Frank, Richard; Frank
Copied Matlack, Carol
Mentioned C Miller; Ditka, Mike; Madison; Miller, James; Miller, Jim; Ogilvy; Public, Madison; Rinehart; Slate; Tats, Powell; Washington; Affairs Group And Poweil; CART; Director Office Of Management And Budget; George Mason University; Miller; Nationa Journal; National Journal; Office Of Management And Budget; Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart; Tobacco Institute; Washington Report A Pr
Box 6332. Susan Ruyle 1991-92 Federal Issues: A-D
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office of the New York-based PR firm could not be reached for comment. Meanwhile, CART hasn't decided whether to pursue the PR effort, which had been budgeted for up to $1 million. The coalition, which includes trucking, airline, tobacco and liquor interests, had gotten bids from three other public relations firms: Burson-Marsteller Inc., Madison Public Affairs Group and Powell Tate. According to O'Dwyer's, Burson-Marsteller and Madison proposed a Boston Tea Party theme, while Powell Tate suggested
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Dear Mr. Frank


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EXCISE TAX BRIEFING BY DEREK CRAWFORD, MANAGER, TAX AND FISCAL ISSUES, PHILIP MORRIS U.S.A. GRASSROO...

Title EXCISE TAX BRIEFING BY DEREK CRAWFORD, MANAGER, TAX AND FISCAL ISSUES, PHILIP MORRIS U.S.A. GRASSROOTS ISSUES SEMINAR OFFICES OF BURSON-MARSTELLAR 230 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK SATURDAY, 910427
Org. Author PM, PHILIP MORRIS
Per. Author CRAWFORD,D
Date 19910425 (April 25, 1991)
Type SPCH, SPEECH, PRESENTATION
Bates Previous Bates 2047073703/3713 Next Bates
Master Bates 2047073703/2047073718
Collection Philip Morris
Pages 11
Org. Mentioned AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE EXCHANGE COUNCIL; BM, BURSON-MARSTELLAR; PRICE WATERHOUSE
Charact. DRFT, DRAFT
File# 2047073702/2047073969/TAX EXCISE - FEDERAL
Litig. Use BCNJ/PRODUCED
Area PRESSL,LANCE/OFFICE
Site W14
Added UCSF 20110609 (June 9, 2011)
Added Ind. 20101130 (November 30, 2010)
TID dun88h00

2 Crawford Excise Tax Pres. Mac/(m)/Speeches Excise taxes in one form or another have been around since the middle ages. And opposition to excise taxes has been around almost as long. When New England colonists staged the Boston Tea Party in 1773, they were protesting a British excise tax on tea. The first tobacco excise tax in the U.S. was imposed by the federal government during the Civil War. American smokers have since paid more than $110 billion in
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1992
Dear John

Title Dear John
Author Marsteller
Date 19920406 (April 6, 1992)
Type LETTER
Bates Previous Bates TI51680855-TI51680862 Next Bates
Collection Tobacco Institute
Other Num. 2185 B1793 03B
Pages 8
Spec. Coll. Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI)
Recipients Doyle, John; John
Mentioned Buchanan, James; Burson; Burson - Marsteller; Cart; Oeratlng; Slreet, M; CAKI; CAKR; Catff; Congress; Director Media Relations American; National Public Relations Campaign; Nobel
Box 5358. PAD General Files - 1992 Budget - Citizen
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TID goc93b00

visible activity at three key campaign appearances for each of the two major party candidates. If a viable third-party candidate emerges, CART may want to consider additional events. Grounded in the theme of "Ihe New American Tax Revolution" or "T'he New Boston Tea Party," the campaign activity should take the form of citizens representing the widest constituency base mobilized with signage and other attention-drawing accoutrements such as lapel buttons, handouts, petitions and even
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Dear John


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CONCEPT # 4: REGIONAL TAX PROPOSAL

Title CONCEPT # 4: REGIONAL TAX PROPOSAL
Author DYER DM
Date 19910724 (July 24, 1991)
Type MEMO
Bates Previous Bates TIMS0029347/9356 Next Bates
Collection Tobacco Institute
Pages 10
Recipients DONOHO PB
Mentioned GREGG J; MCKERNON J; # ME LEGISLATURE; # NH RETAIL GROCERS ASSN; # NH CHARITABLE CMTE; # NH TEA; # AFL CIO; MAVERICK
Charact. CONFIDENTIAL
MN Req# MSAG7-8
Produced 19960000
Area CB2569; TI Storage Box 5002
Case Name Mississippi AG
Added UCSF 20020201 (February 1, 2002)
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TID rov22f00

current nature of the tax structures and interests in place. However, a basic tenet of the program will be the inherent unfairness and regressivity of excise taxes as a means of funding government programs and structures. (As an aside, the use of the acronym "TEA", or CT-TEA, ME-TEA, etc. offers a variety of public and media relations opportunities. The reference to the "Boston Tea Party" and its theme -- "No taxation, without representation!" offer enormous possibilities.) The
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Burson-Marsteller 4850 M Street. N,W Suite 900

Title Burson-Marsteller 4850 M Street. N,W Suite 900
Date 19920406 (April 6, 1992)
Bates Previous Bates TI09250577 Next Bates
Collection Tobacco Institute
Other Num. 0357 B1793 02C
Pages 31
Spec. Coll. Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI)
Mentioned Burson Marsteller
File# Litigation
Area Public Affairs
Box 6048
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TID vbi08b00

. Using the resources provided by state and local member affiliates and their employees, we would use our expertise in grass roots mobilization and experience in campaigning to create highly visible activity at three key campaign appearances for each of the two major party candidates. If a viable third-party candidate emerges, CART may want to consider additional events. Grounded in the theme of "The New American Tax Revolution" or The New Boston Tea Party," the campaign activity should
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