Parker and Lee

[1][2] Parker and Lee was the third ever public relations agency to be established in the United States.

Parker had served as President Grover Cleveland's press agent through all three of his campaigns.

[2] The firm rose quickly in the years immediately after its founding, gaining lucrative clients like the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in 1906, which was at the time under public scrutiny for denying information and interviews to journalists.

The firm devised a campaign which included all major stakeholders, media, railroad employees, customers, federally elected officials, etc.

The firm came under fire during WWII because it had done consulting work for German industrial giant IG Farben.