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Biography"Alfred "Al" Fleishman (June 16, 1905 – May 28, 2002), was co-founder, with business partner Robert Hillard, of Fleishman-Hillard, the St. Louis-based public relations firm that began in a rented room above a Woolworth’s store and has grown to become one of the world’s largest public relations agencies. In the process, Fleishman earned a reputation not only as one of the pioneers of public relations, but also as an author, educator, humanitarian, and champion of the state of Israel."--Wikipedia; "In November 1968, Fleishman, in his role as Promotional Director for the St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Club, joined General Manager Bing Devine and Veteran MLB players Ernie Banks of the Chicago Cubs, Pete Richert of the Baltimore Orioles, Larry Jackson of the Philadelphia Phillies, and Ron Swoboda of the New York Mets on a USO visit to our troops serving in remote regions of Vietnam."--St. Louis Public Library Digital Collections
