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President [[Dwight Eisenhower]], who turned against [[Joseph McCarthy]] in the latter's investigations of communist infiltration, similarly worked to undermine the work of the Reece Committee.<ref name=thenewamerican>Jasper, William F. (February 6, 2017). [https://thenewamerican.com/cutting-off-the-toxic-funding-flow/ Foundations: Cutting Off the Toxic Funding Flow]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 7, 2021.</ref> He urged member [[Wayne Hays]] of Ohio to sabotage hearings via rude behavior to damage and undermine the committee's reputation, which the congressman did. Hays had been appointed to the committee by Minority Leader [[Sam Rayburn]] for such purposes.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

President [[Dwight Eisenhower]], who turned against [[Joseph McCarthy]] in the latter's investigations of communist infiltration, similarly worked to undermine the work of the Reece Committee.<ref name=thenewamerican>Jasper, William F. (February 6, 2017). [https://thenewamerican.com/cutting-off-the-toxic-funding-flow/ Foundations: Cutting Off the Toxic Funding Flow]. ''The New American''. Retrieved August 7, 2021.</ref> He urged member [[Wayne Hays]] of Ohio to sabotage hearings via rude behavior to damage and undermine the committee's reputation, which the congressman did. Hays had been appointed to the committee by Minority Leader [[Sam Rayburn]] for such purposes.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

When Aaron Sargent of [[San Francisco]] testified as a witness before the committee in alleging [[Illinois]] senator [[Paul Douglas]] to have had ties with socialist groups, Hays walked out with another Democrat on the committee, Gracie Pfost.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

When Aaron Sargent of [[San Francisco]] testified as a witness before the committee in alleging [[Illinois]] senator [[Paul Douglas]] to have had ties with socialist groups, Hays walked out with another Democrat on the committee, [[Gracie Pfost]].<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/>

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