Editing Contras (section)

===Propaganda===
During the time the US Congress blocked funding for the contras, the Reagan government engaged in a campaign to alter public opinion and change the vote in Congress on contra aid.<ref name="Lee et al. 1987, p. 5">Lee et al. 1987, p. 5</ref> For this purpose, the [[United States National Security Council|NSC]] established an interagency working group, which in turn coordinated the [[Office of Public Diplomacy]] for Latin America and the Caribbean (managed by [[Otto Reich]]), which conducted the campaign.<ref name="Lee et al. 1987, p. 5"/> The S/LPD produced and widely disseminated a variety of pro-contra publications, arranged speeches and press conferences.<ref name="Lee et al. 1987, p. 5"/> It also disseminated "white propaganda"—pro-contra newspaper articles by paid consultants who did not disclose their connection to the Reagan administration.<ref>"It also disseminated what one official termed 'white propaganda': pro-Contra newspaper articles by paid consultants who did not disclose their connection to the Administration." As seen at: Lee et al. 1987, p. 5</ref>

On top of that, Oliver North helped [[Carl Channell]]'s tax-exempt organization, the [[National Endowment for the Preservation of Liberty]], to raise $10 million, by arranging numerous briefings for groups of potential contributors at the premises of the White House and by facilitating private visits and photo sessions with President Reagan for major contributors.<ref name="Lee et al. 1987, p. 6">Lee et al. 1987, p. 6</ref> Channell in turn, used part of that money to run a series of television advertisements directed at home districts of [[congressman|Congressmen]] considered swing votes on contra aid.<ref name="Lee et al. 1987, p. 6"/> Out of the $10 million raised, more than $1 million was spent on pro-contra publicity.<ref name="Lee et al. 1987, p. 6"/>