L'Esprit public was a French political and literary magazine published from 1960 to 1966 that was seen as the unofficial mouthpiece for the Organisation armée secrète during the aftermath of the withdrawal from Algeria.
[2] Other contributors included Michel Déon, Serge Groussard, Hélie Denoix de Saint Marc, Ahmed Djebbour, Jacques Soustelle, Jean-Marc Varaut, Roger Nimier, Antoine Blondin, Pascal Arrighi, and Marcel Aymé.
[4] The REP's honorary president was Saïd Boualam, founder of the Front Algérie française, supported by Philippe Héduy and Hubert Bassot.
While not particularly active in the Paris region, the REP gained recognition in the provinces, notably through its Toulouse branch led by figures like Bernard Antony.
The magazine briefly returned to weekly publication, listing its departing members under the heading "This is only a goodbye," but ceased operations in February 1966 after rallying to Lecanuet's Centre démocrate.