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The [[Committee on Public Information]] was established on the 13th April 1917 and operated until its abolition on 21st August 1921.<ref>The National Archives, Guide to Federal Records, [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/063.html Records of the Committee on Public Information] (Record Group 63) 1917-21 152 cu. ft.</ref> Its official functions were to:
  
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*Release government news during the First World War
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*Sustain Morale
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*Administer 'voluntary press censorship'<ref>The National Archives, Guide to Federal Records, [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/063.html Records of the Committee on Public Information] (Record Group 63) 1917-21 152 cu. ft.</ref>
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
*[[Edward Bernays]] | [[George Creel]] Chairman | Associate Chairmen [[Carl Byoir]] and [[Harvey J. O'Higgins]]<ref>The National Archives, Guide to Federal Records, [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/063.html Records of the Committee on Public Information] (Record Group 63) 1917-21 152 cu. ft.</ref> | [[Walter Lippmann]]
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*[[Edward Bernays]] | [[George Creel]] Chairman | Associate Chairmen [[Carl Byoir]] and [[Harvey J. O'Higgins]]<ref>The National Archives, Guide to Federal Records, [http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/063.html Records of the Committee on Public Information] (Record Group 63) 1917-21 152 cu. ft.</ref> | [[Walter Lippmann]] | [[John Balderston]]
  
 
==Resources==
 
==Resources==

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The Committee on Public Information was established on the 13th April 1917 and operated until its abolition on 21st August 1921.[1] Its official functions were to:

  • Release government news during the First World War
  • Sustain Morale
  • Administer 'voluntary press censorship'[2]

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  1. The National Archives, Guide to Federal Records, Records of the Committee on Public Information (Record Group 63) 1917-21 152 cu. ft.
  2. The National Archives, Guide to Federal Records, Records of the Committee on Public Information (Record Group 63) 1917-21 152 cu. ft.
  3. The National Archives, Guide to Federal Records, Records of the Committee on Public Information (Record Group 63) 1917-21 152 cu. ft.