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. J. F. Cullman 3rd March 19, 1970 Lewis Powell's "Comments on the Vietnamese War" R. Millhiser The clarity and logical structure of Lewis Powell's writings make them a joy to read; so easy to understand once over. Thanks for sending this latest one to me. Powe11;$ words here and suggest it for the final paragraa.'i in this draft statement -- dated 3/17/70 which Jim Bowling sent me. Let me plagiarize Lewis immediately brought to mind the "Draft Statement for Bill Enactment" In reading through his comments starting part way down page 19, it "In retrospect, we have erred in permitting blatant untruths and emotional charges to be unanswered. As a result, what is not universally accepted among the most objective and rigorous institutions of research, we have lost in the arenas 'r'" rof public opinion. `"'p§ychological media warfare ever known was conducted against "While we were relatively silent and inactive in this critical area of 'Public opinion, the most devastating political and us. It was aided by massive, unprecedented, government enforced free TV time, which brought into avery American home exaggerated statements and psychological vignettes, often selected for sensationalism and sometimes even for bias. This reporting did not portray a balanced overall picture. Certainly it was not designed to reflect the status of research knowledge as eminent scientists think it to be. The result was widespread popular 'rnisconception--both as to the nature of disease and the role of smoking. "We hope to correct this and encourage objective reasoning so that all forces can be effectively utilized to resolve the un- answered questions in the smoking and health controversy." RRM:dk cc: Mr. G. Weissrnan • Mr. P. D. Smith Mr. J. C. Bowling ,I:p ~- ap_ _ ,