<Tr> <Th> Formed </Th> <Td> April 13, 1917 (1917 - 04 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Dissolved </Th> <Td> August 21, 1919 (1919 - 08 - 21) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Superseding agencies </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> liquidated to: Council of National Defense </Li> <Li> similar later agencies: Office of War Information (WWII) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> liquidated to: Council of National Defense </Li> <Li> similar later agencies: Office of War Information (WWII) </Li> </Ul>

The committee on public information did very little to influence advertisers during and after wwi