 There he developed and directed corporate communications at the national and local level and served as a spokesman on public affairs issues.In an article in the "Washington Post", published 10 February 1978, about political fundraising through political action committees, it was reported that "Not all special-interest groups are willing participants, however, Gulf Oil Corp., whose political gifts practices caused an international scandal a few years ago, steers clear of fundraisers and requests for funds as official corporate policy.