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→Composition: From my understanding, the "Hays" in the committee was Brooks Hays, per the .pdf transcript linked below. Wayne Hays became acting chairman following Cox's death.
==Composition==
==Composition==
Cox, the chair of the committee, was a [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist from [[Georgia]]. The other members of the Democratic Party among the committee were [[Wayne Hays]] of [[Ohio]], Aime Forande of [[Rhode Island]], and Donald O'Toole of [[New York]]. The three Republican members were [[Richard M. Simpson]] of [[Pennsylvania]], [[B. Carroll Reece]] of [[Tennessee]], and [[Angier Goodwin]] of [[Massachusetts]].
Cox, the chair of the committee, was a [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist from [[Georgia]]. The other members of the Democratic Party among the committee were Brooks Hays of [[Arkansas]], Aime Forande of [[Rhode Island]], and Donald O'Toole of [[New York]]. The three Republican members were [[Richard M. Simpson]] of [[Pennsylvania]], [[B. Carroll Reece]] of [[Tennessee]], and [[Angier Goodwin]] of [[Massachusetts]].
Although there was a 4–3 Democrat majority, Cox was a part of the [[Conservative Coalition]], thus allowing for a simultaneous 4–3 conservative majority on the committee.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics>FascinatingPolitics (December 22, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/12/22/the-reece-committee-on-foundations-conspiratorial-nonsense-or-an-expose-of-a-threat-to-the-nation/ The Reece Committee on Foundations: Conspiratorial Nonsense or an Expose of a Threat to the Nation?]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>
Although there was a 4–3 Democrat majority, Cox was a part of the [[Conservative Coalition]], thus allowing for a simultaneous 4–3 conservative majority on the committee.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics>FascinatingPolitics (December 22, 2019). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2019/12/22/the-reece-committee-on-foundations-conspiratorial-nonsense-or-an-expose-of-a-threat-to-the-nation/ The Reece Committee on Foundations: Conspiratorial Nonsense or an Expose of a Threat to the Nation?]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved September 21, 2021.</ref>