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The three [[Republican]] members were [[Richard M. Simpson]] of [[Pennsylvania]], [[B. Carroll Reece]] of [[Tennessee]], and [[Angier L. Goodwin]] of [[Massachusetts]].

The three [[Republican]] members were [[Richard M. Simpson]] of [[Pennsylvania]], [[B. Carroll Reece]] of [[Tennessee]], and [[Angier L. Goodwin]] of [[Massachusetts]].

The committee's general counsel was Harold M. Keele.<ref name=finalreportpageii>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> Other key members were staff director Thomas J. Feeney, attorney Edward C. Kennelly, Director of Research Joseph C. Kiger, and clerk Mary E. Searight.

The committee's general counsel was Harold M. Keele.<ref name=finalreportpageii>January 1, 1953. [https://coxcommitteereport.weebly.com/uploads/1/3/9/4/139443759/82_h_rept_2514.pdf 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> Other key members were staff director Thomas J. Feeney, attorney Edward C. Kennelly, Director of Research Joseph C. Kiger, and clerk Mary E. Searight.

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> the other three Democrats, Hays, Forand, and O'Toole, were mostly liberal-leaning [[New Deal]]ers.

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> the other three Democrats, Hays, Forand, and O'Toole, were mostly liberal-leaning [[New Deal]]ers.