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This House committee was named after its chairman and vice chairman, [[John W. McCormack]] and [[Samuel Dickstein]]. It was called the '''Special Committee on Un-American Activities Authorized to Investigate Nazi Propaganda and Certain Other Propaganda Activities'''. In [[1934]], it held public and private hearings in six cities, questioned hundreds of witnesses and collected testimony filling 4,300 pages. Its mandate was to get "information on how foreign subversive propaganda entered the U.S. and the organizations that were spreading it." | This House committee was named after its chairman and vice chairman, [[John W. McCormack]] and [[Samuel Dickstein]]. It was called the '''Special Committee on Un-American Activities Authorized to Investigate Nazi Propaganda and Certain Other Propaganda Activities'''. In [[1934]], it held public and private hearings in six cities, questioned hundreds of witnesses and collected testimony filling 4,300 pages. Its mandate was to get "information on how foreign subversive propaganda entered the U.S. and the organizations that were spreading it." | ||
| − | The Committee did investigate the plot to seize the White House, but was criticized by [[John Spivak]], [[Smedley Butler]] and others, for not revealing – let alone questioning – the | + | The Committee did investigate the plot to seize the White House, but was criticized by [[John Spivak]], [[Smedley Butler]] and others, for not revealing – let alone questioning – the influential men behind the plot.<ref>http://coat.ncf.ca/our_magazine/links/53/committee.html</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 13:06, 18 October 2024
 McCormack-Dickstein Committee  (Congressional hearing)   | |
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| Formation | 1934 |
| Extinction | 1937 |
This House committee was named after its chairman and vice chairman, John W. McCormack and Samuel Dickstein. It was called the Special Committee on Un-American Activities Authorized to Investigate Nazi Propaganda and Certain Other Propaganda Activities. In 1934, it held public and private hearings in six cities, questioned hundreds of witnesses and collected testimony filling 4,300 pages. Its mandate was to get "information on how foreign subversive propaganda entered the U.S. and the organizations that were spreading it."
The Committee did investigate the plot to seize the White House, but was criticized by John Spivak, Smedley Butler and others, for not revealing – let alone questioning – the influential men behind the plot.[1]
A Document by McCormack-Dickstein Committee
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Document:McCormack–Dickstein Committee | testimony,Congressional hearing | 1934 | Smedley Butler Du Pont family American Liberty League Business plot |
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