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[[William Stephenson]] recruited Ogilvy to the [[British Security Coordination]]. Ogilvy later recalled: "I had been moonlighting as advisor to the British government on American Public Opinion, but it was time I played a more active part... I could not have had a better boss than Dr. Gallup. His confidence in me was such that I do not recall his ever reading any of the reports I wrote in his name. Once he had worked out the methodology of the research, he lost interest and moved on to something new."<ref>http://spartacus-educational.com/SPYogilvy.htm</ref> | [[William Stephenson]] recruited Ogilvy to the [[British Security Coordination]]. Ogilvy later recalled: "I had been moonlighting as advisor to the British government on American Public Opinion, but it was time I played a more active part... I could not have had a better boss than Dr. Gallup. His confidence in me was such that I do not recall his ever reading any of the reports I wrote in his name. Once he had worked out the methodology of the research, he lost interest and moved on to something new."<ref>http://spartacus-educational.com/SPYogilvy.htm</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 06:37, 15 October 2016
 David Ogilvy     (businessman, spook) | |
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| Born | 23 June 1911 West Horsley, Surrey |
| Died | 1999-07-21 (Age 88) Château de Touffou, Bonnes, France |
Career
He founded Ogilvy & Mather.
William Stephenson recruited Ogilvy to the British Security Coordination. Ogilvy later recalled: "I had been moonlighting as advisor to the British government on American Public Opinion, but it was time I played a more active part... I could not have had a better boss than Dr. Gallup. His confidence in me was such that I do not recall his ever reading any of the reports I wrote in his name. Once he had worked out the methodology of the research, he lost interest and moved on to something new."[1]
He worked closely with George H. Gallup.
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