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MacArthur Foundation - Footnote 19

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The claim that Roderick MacArthur sued eight board members is not supported by the source. The source states that Roderick threatened lawsuits, but does not mention that he actually sued eight board members. The claim that Jonas Salk joined the board in 1979 is not explicitly stated in the source. The source says that Rod MacArthur appointed Jonas Salk to the board, but does not specify the year.

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www.influencewatch.org/non-profit/john-d-and-catherine-t-macarthur-foundation/(1 check)

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Found: By 1981, this tension had resulted in the resignation of nearly all right-of-center board members except Paul Harvey, fundamentally shifting the foundation's ideological orientation. Between 1979 and …

Note: The claim that Roderick MacArthur sued eight board members is not supported by the source. The source states that Roderick threatened lawsuits, but does not mention that he actually sued eight board members. The claim that Jonas Salk joined the board in 1979 is not explicitly stated in the source. The source says that Rod MacArthur appointed Jonas Salk to the board, but does not specify the year.

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