Claim 126

The Senate Internal Security Subcommittee issued 35 subpoenas for secret hearings on Communism in the press, radio and television, and 26 of them went to past or present New York Times employees.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The Senate Internal Security Subcommittee issued 35 subpoenas for secret hearings on Communism in the press, radio and television, and 26 of them went to past or present New York Times employees.
Field: action
Value: 35 subpoenas, 26 to Times staff
About: incident 1955-us-eastland-subcommittee-subpoenas-new-york-times
Source: The Press: Eastland v. the Times
Publisher: Time
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 1956-11-26

Quotation from the source

Of 35 subpoenas to secret hearings by the Internal Security Subcommittee, 26 went to past or present employees of the New York Times.