Kefauver Committee
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The Kefauver Committee was a U.S. Senate investigative committee in the early 1950s that exposed organized crime’s influence in American politics and business through nationally televised hearings.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Kefauver Committee Context triple: [Frank Costello, testifiedBefore, Kefauver Committee]
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House Un-American Activities Committee
The House Un-American Activities Committee was a U.S. House of Representatives committee best known for investigating alleged communist influence and subversive activities, particularly in Hollywood and other cultural institutions, during the mid-20th century.
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United States Senate Watergate Committee
The United States Senate Watergate Committee was a special investigative committee formed by the U.S. Senate in 1973 to publicly investigate the Watergate break-in and related abuses of power in the Nixon administration.
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Hunter Commission
The Hunter Commission was a British-appointed committee of inquiry established in 1919 to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and related events in Punjab.
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United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
The United States House Select Committee on Assassinations was a special congressional committee established in the late 1970s to reexamine the killings of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ultimately concluding that Kennedy was likely assassinated as the result of a conspiracy.
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Foreign Relations Committee
The Foreign Relations Committee is a legislative body within the Peruvian Congress responsible for overseeing and shaping the country’s foreign policy and international agreements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kefauver Committee Target entity description: The Kefauver Committee was a U.S. Senate investigative committee in the early 1950s that exposed organized crime’s influence in American politics and business through nationally televised hearings.
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A.
House Un-American Activities Committee
The House Un-American Activities Committee was a U.S. House of Representatives committee best known for investigating alleged communist influence and subversive activities, particularly in Hollywood and other cultural institutions, during the mid-20th century.
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B.
United States Senate Watergate Committee
The United States Senate Watergate Committee was a special investigative committee formed by the U.S. Senate in 1973 to publicly investigate the Watergate break-in and related abuses of power in the Nixon administration.
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C.
Hunter Commission
The Hunter Commission was a British-appointed committee of inquiry established in 1919 to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and related events in Punjab.
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D.
United States House Select Committee on Assassinations
The United States House Select Committee on Assassinations was a special congressional committee established in the late 1970s to reexamine the killings of President John F. Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., ultimately concluding that Kennedy was likely assassinated as the result of a conspiracy.
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E.
Foreign Relations Committee
The Foreign Relations Committee is a legislative body within the Peruvian Congress responsible for overseeing and shaping the country’s foreign policy and international agreements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Senate committee
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investigative committee ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kefauver Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
Kefauver crime committee
Kefauver Committee ⓘ
surface form:
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
|
| broadcastOn |
ABC
ⓘ
Columbia Broadcasting System ⓘ
surface form:
CBS
NBC ⓘ |
| chairperson | Estes Kefauver ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1951 ⓘ |
| documentedIn | final committee report on crime in interstate commerce ⓘ |
| followedBy | United States Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in Labor and Management ⓘ |
| hasPart |
field hearings
ⓘ
public hearings ⓘ |
| impact |
increased support for federal action against organized crime
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influenced later anti-racketeering legislation ⓘ popularized the term crime syndicate ⓘ raised public awareness of organized crime ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| investigated |
crime syndicates
ⓘ
illegal gambling operations ⓘ links between organized crime and business ⓘ links between organized crime and politics ⓘ organized crime in the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | interstate commerce ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| legislativeOutcome | recommendations for stronger federal laws against organized crime ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
corruption
ⓘ
gambling ⓘ labor racketeering ⓘ organized crime ⓘ racketeering ⓘ |
| mediaFormat | live television broadcasts ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Senate ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Estes Kefauver ⓘ |
| notableWitness |
Bugsy Siegel associates
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Frank Costello ⓘ Meyer Lansky ⓘ various local officials ⓘ |
| officialName |
Kefauver Committee
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce
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| partOf | post–World War II crime investigations in the United States ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Truman administration ⓘ |
| significantEvent | nationally televised hearings on organized crime ⓘ |
| televisionCoverage | nationwide ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
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Subject: Kefauver Committee Description of subject: The Kefauver Committee was a U.S. Senate investigative committee in the early 1950s that exposed organized crime’s influence in American politics and business through nationally televised hearings.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kefauver Committee hearings on organized crime
this entity surface form:
United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce
this entity surface form:
Kefauver crime committee
this entity surface form:
Senate Crime Investigating Committee