Emerson H. Foote (1906 – July 5, 1992) was an American business and advertising executive who served as former chairman of McCann-Erickson.
[8] In 1964, Foote resigned as chairman from McCann-Erickson due to his opposition handling cigarette accounts.
[11] Foote was later elected the first chairman of the National Interagency Council on Smoking and Health[12] and took office on December 1, 1964.
[1] Foote died on July 5, 1992, in Carmel, New York, at age 85 due to complications from an appendicitis operation.
[1][7] Foote is referenced in the AMC series Mad Men in the episode Blowing Smoke, when Don Draper after losing the Lucky Strike account, issues an ad for The New York Times, "Why I'm Quitting Tobacco".