Robert Mullen Company is a public relations company in Washington DC. This was founded in 1952 by Robert R. Mullen, who was a campaign press secretary for Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...

 and information director for the Marshall Plan

Marshall Plan

The Marshall Plan was the large-scale American program to aid Europe where the United States gave monetary support to help rebuild European economies after the end of World War II in order to combat the spread of Soviet communism. The plan was in operation for four years beginning in April 1948...

. A Watergate committee

United States Senate Watergate Committee

The Senate Watergate Committee was a special committee convened by the United States Senate to investigate the Watergate burglaries and the ensuing Watergate scandal after it was learned that the Watergate burglars had been directed to break into and wiretap the headquarters of the Democratic...

 report and a CIA document revealed that the Robert Mullen Company has in at least two instances been a front for CIA operations abroad.

In 1971 the Robert Mullen Company was purchased by Robert Foster Bennett

Robert Foster Bennett

Robert Foster "Bob" Bennett is a former United States Senator from Utah and a member of the Republican Party. In 2006, Bennett was tapped to serve on the Senate Republican Leadership Team as Counsel to the Minority Leader, United States Senator Mitch McConnell...

, son of U.S. Senator Wallace Foster Bennett

Wallace F. Bennett

Wallace Foster Bennett was a Republican Senator representing the U.S. state of Utah .-Life and career:...

Watergate

In 1972 the company received public attention in relation to the Watergate scandal

Watergate scandal

The Watergate scandal was a political scandal during the 1970s in the United States resulting from the break-in of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., and the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of its involvement...

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Howard Hunt Jr

E. Howard Hunt

Everette Howard Hunt, Jr. was an American intelligence officer and writer. Hunt served for many years as a CIA officer. Hunt, with G...

, a former official of the CIA and Robert Mullen Company employee was convicted of conspiracy and served time in prison, after a check with his name on it was found at the scene of the break-in connected him to one of the burglars. Hunt had obtained a Covert Security Approval to handle the firm's affairs during Mullen's absence from Washington.

CIA relationship

A report by Howard Baker

Howard Baker

Howard Henry Baker, Jr. is a former Senate Majority Leader, Republican U.S. Senator from Tennessee, White House Chief of Staff, and a former United States Ambassador to Japan.Known in Washington, D.C...

, the Republican vice-chairman for the Watergate committee

United States Senate Watergate Committee

The Senate Watergate Committee was a special committee convened by the United States Senate to investigate the Watergate burglaries and the ensuing Watergate scandal after it was learned that the Watergate burglars had been directed to break into and wiretap the headquarters of the Democratic...

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Notable Clients

• American Bar Association
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• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• American Automobile Association
  American Automobile Association
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• General Foods
  General Foods
  General Foods Corporation was a company whose direct predecessor was established in the USA by Charles William Post as the Postum Cereal Company in 1895. The name General Foods was adopted in 1929, after several corporate acquisitions...
  
  
• United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare