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Business-Industry Political Action Committee Founded as First Corporate PAC

| Importance: 8/10

The Business-Industry Political Action Committee is founded in August 1963 as the first business political action committee, with initial funding and staff provided by the National Association of Manufacturers, establishing corporate infrastructure for direct political campaign contributions and …

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Eisenhower Convenes Business Leaders to Create Public Affairs Council for Political Mobilization

| Importance: 8/10

President Dwight D. Eisenhower convenes a meeting of business executives in 1954 to encourage creation of a national organization making business people from both parties active participants in the political process, launching what becomes the Public Affairs Council. The organization is initially …

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