Martin Dies was the first chairman of this and Richard Nixon was a member of it.
Martin Dies was the first chairman of this and Richard Nixon was a member of it. In 1969 it was  renamed the Internal Security Committee, though it was abolished six years later. In 1947, it charged Alvah  Bessie, Herbert Biberman and eight others in the entertainment industry with contempt and sent the  Hollywood Ten to prison. FTP, name this Congressional committee which was used by Joseph McCarthy  to rise to power.
Martin Dies was the first chairman of this and Richard Nixon was a member of it.
House Un-American Activities Committee