It was created in 1950 during the Korean War and its inaugural chairman was future President Lyndon B Johnson.
[1] Johnson was aware of the previous work of the Truman Committee in raising the profile of Harry Truman and looked at the committee as a similar way to raise his profile.
[3] These investigations demanded actions that were already being taken in part by the Truman administration,[2] although it reinforced the need for changes.
[4] He used his political influence in the Senate to receive broadcast licenses from the Federal Communications Commission in his wife's name.
[7] Hearings of the committee held in the 1960s helped to popularize the Vietnam stab in the back myth.