{{cquote|Mr. Dodd, we are here operating in response to similar directives the substance of which, that, we shall use our grant-making power, so to all the life in the United States, that it can be comfortably merged with the [[Soviet Union]].}}
{{cquote|Mr. Dodd, we are here operating in response to similar directives the substance of which, that, we shall use our grant-making power, so to all the life in the United States, that it can be comfortably merged with the [[Soviet Union]].}}
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Dodd questioned why Gaither and the foundation withheld such information from the American public, to which they were indebted due to their tax-exempt status. Gaither responded:
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Dodd questioned why Gaither and the foundation withheld such information from the American public, to which they were indebted due to their tax-exempt status. Gaither responded:<ref name=interview/>
{{cquote|We would not think of doing any such thing.}}
{{cquote|We would not think of doing any such thing.}}