[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 22, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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           JOHN O'TOOLE AND BURTCH DRAKE: ADVERTISING LEADERS

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                         HON. THOMAS J. MANTON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 22, 1994

  Mr. MANTON. Mr. Speaker, helping drive our economy, spur competition, 
and allowing for international competition, the advertising industry is 
extremely significant in our society. Madison Avenue is every part as 
much of the American lexicon as Wall Street or Main Street. While the 
U.S. advertising industry is responsible for the wide variety of 
commercials and advertisements that promote thousands of different 
products, the industry can be justly proud of its many public service 
advertising campaigns. These campaigns point out the need to buckle up 
for safety, not to drink and drive, say no to drugs, and many other 
lessons hat have taken hold in our society.
  Over the past several years, John O'Toole has served this important 
industry as president of the American Association of Advertising 
Agencies [AAAA]. John O'Toole has recently stepped down as president of 
the AAAA. Under Mr. O'Toole's leadership, the AAAA has become an 
important voice in shaping public policy affecting the advertising 
industry. His great knowledge and experience of the industry, coupled 
with a keen understanding of the political, economic, and 
constitutional issues of the day, will be sorely missed.
  However, Mr. Speaker, the advertising industry is most fortunate to 
have chosen an able successor, Burtch Drake, to be the new president 
the AAAA. Like Mr. O'Toole, Burtch Drake knows the business of 
advertising as someone who has spent decades in it can. Mr. Drake has 
been executive vice president and chief operating officer of the AAAA 
since 1989 and has been responsible for implementing many of the AAAA's 
new programs, including the value and advertising campaign. I am 
confident that under his leadership the AAAA will continue to make a 
great contribution in Washington and throughout the country.

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