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===Confusion between Wayne Hays and Brooks Hays===

===Confusion between Wayne Hays and Brooks Hays===

A number of sources covering the Cox Committee make it unclear as to whether "Hays" referred to Brooks Hays or [[Wayne Hays]]. Although some sources cite the latter as a member who was acting chairman and filled the place of Cox, the final report states that Brooks Hays was the acting chairman.<ref>January 1, 1953. ''Final Report Of The Select Committee To Investigate Foundations And Other Organizations (Pursuant to H. Res. 561, 82d Cong.)'', p. II. Retrieved October 4, 2021.</ref> The two are unrelated.

A number of sources covering the Cox Committee make it unclear as to whether "Hays" referred to Brooks Hays or [[Wayne Hays]]. Although some sources cite the latter as a member who was acting chairman and filled the place of Cox,<ref name=libertyuniversity>Samson, Steven Alan. [https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1291&context=gov_fac_pubs Charity For All: B. Carroll Reece and the Tax-Exempt Foundations]. ''Liberty University''. Retrieved September 22, 2021.</ref> the final report states that Brooks Hays was the acting chairman.<ref>January 1, 1953. ''Final Report Of The Select Committee To Investigate Foundations And Other Organizations (Pursuant to H. Res. 561, 82d Cong.)'', p. II. Retrieved October 4, 2021.</ref> The two are unrelated.

==Investigation and report==

==Investigation and report==

The committee in 1952 sent all major foundations questionnaires which requested information about their operations and activities.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> Although it conducted hearings which amount to hundreds of pages in transcripts, the Cox Committee's investigation was not in-depth. Congressman Reece missed most of the sessions due to family illnesses.<ref name=libertyuniversity>Samson, Steven Alan. [https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1291&context=gov_fac_pubs Charity For All: B. Carroll Reece and the Tax-Exempt Foundations]. ''Liberty University''. Retrieved September 22, 2021.</ref>

The committee in 1952 sent all major foundations questionnaires which requested information about their operations and activities.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics/> Although it conducted hearings which amount to hundreds of pages in transcripts, the Cox Committee's investigation was not in-depth. Congressman Reece missed most of the sessions due to family illnesses.<ref name=libertyuniversity/>

Extensive and incriminating testimonies were heard by the committee from ex-communists such as Manning Johnson, [[Louis Budenz]], and Maurice Malkin, who shared information of foundations who funded efforts plotted in [[Moscow]], Russia to subvert American society.<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 September 21, 2021.</ref>

Extensive and incriminating testimonies were heard by the committee from ex-communists such as Manning Johnson, [[Louis Budenz]], and Maurice Malkin, who shared information of foundations who funded efforts plotted in [[Moscow]], Russia to subvert American society.<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 September 21, 2021.</ref>