▁advoc acy ▁efforts ▁ ▁H ays ▁played ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁campus ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California ▁in ▁R ivers ide . ▁The ▁efforts ▁of ▁H ays ▁and ▁his ▁fellow ▁R ivers ide - area ▁civ ic ▁leaders ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁R ivers ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 . ▁ ▁H ays ▁established ▁the ▁H ays ▁Press - Enter prise ▁L ect ure ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁R ivers ide ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁s elling ▁the ▁Press - Enter prise ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁created ▁a ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁end ow ment ▁to ▁sust ain ▁the ▁year ly ▁lect ures ▁into ▁perpet u ity . ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁of ▁the ▁ke yn ote ▁speak ers ▁who ▁have ▁given ▁lect ures ▁since ▁the ▁in ception ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁include : ▁retired ▁Washington ▁Post ▁Executive ▁Editor ▁Ben ▁Brad lee ; ▁former ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁man aging ▁editor ▁Gene ▁Roberts ; ▁CNN ▁president , ▁W . ▁Thomas ▁Johnson . ▁ ▁Mission ▁Inn ▁advoc acy ▁ ▁H ays ▁champion ed ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁the ▁Mission ▁Inn , ▁which ▁he ▁and ▁other ▁civ ic ▁leaders ▁fought ▁to ▁preserve ▁during ▁a ▁seven - year ▁period ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁shut ▁down ▁and ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁chain ▁link ▁f ence . ▁ ▁Several ▁attempts ▁to ▁re open ▁the ▁Mission ▁Inn , ▁a ▁state ▁and ▁national ▁historic ▁monument