Bernays, Sonnenberg Make "New York City 400" List

Two legends of public relations made the Museum of the City of New York’s list of 400 prominent New Yorkers, assembled in honor of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival in the harbor.

Edward Bernays and Benjamin Sonnenberg both made the list. Howard Rubenstein did not, though the competition was stiff with major actors, politicians, academics, athletes and architects from all eras represented.

Bernays, author of the book “Propaganda,” is known for bringing his uncle Sigmund Freud’s ideas into PR for among many other things, getting

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