Joseph McCarthy, born November 14, 1908, gained power by claiming, without evidence, that there was a Communist threat within the US government itself. | American Experience | PBS
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Joseph McCarthy, born November 14, 1908, gained power by claiming, without evidence, that there was a Communist threat within the US government itself. | American Experience | PBS
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On February 9, 1950, a then-unknown senator named Joseph McCarthy delivered one of the most consequential speeches of his generation. | American Experience | PBS
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On February 9, 1950, a then-unknown senator named Joseph McCarthy delivered one of the most consequential speeches of his generation. | American Experience | PBS
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The rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator whose zealous anti-communist crusade would test the limits of American decency and democracy. Tune in or stream MCCARTHY, Mon. Jan. 6 on PBS → to.pbs.org/32KSU6W | American Experience | PBS
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The rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator whose zealous anti-communist crusade would test the limits of American decency and democracy. Tune in or stream MCCARTHY, Mon. Jan. 6 on PBS → to.pbs.org/32KSU6W | American Experience | PBS
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In 1950, Joseph McCarthy accused Owen Lattimore of being a "top Russian spy." Lattimore's experience defending himself explains how the anti-communist system worked. | American Experience | PBS
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In 1950, Joseph McCarthy accused Owen Lattimore of being a "top Russian spy." Lattimore's experience defending himself explains how the anti-communist system worked. | American Experience | PBS
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Senator Joseph McCarthy, the man who spearheaded the anti-communist witch hunts of the Red Scare, died from complications of alcoholism on this day in 1957. Despite making countless enemies and being censured by his colleagues two years prior, his three funerals—one at St. Matthews Cathedral, one on the floor of the Senate and one in his home town of Appleton, Wisconsin—were well attended. | American Experience | PBS
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Senator Joseph McCarthy, the man who spearheaded the anti-communist witch hunts of the Red Scare, died from complications of alcoholism on this day in 1957. Despite making countless enemies and being censured by his colleagues two years prior, his three funerals—one at St. Matthews Cathedral, one on the floor of the Senate and one in his home town of Appleton, Wisconsin—were well attended. | American Experience | PBS
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Joseph McCarthy hired 26-year-old Roy Cohn in 1953 to serve as Chief Counsel for the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and relied heavily on Cohn—for contacts, information, ideas, and political advice. | American Experience | PBS
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Joseph McCarthy hired 26-year-old Roy Cohn in 1953 to serve as Chief Counsel for the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and relied heavily on Cohn—for contacts, information, ideas, and political advice. | American Experience | PBS
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By 1950, it seemed that Joseph McCarthy, the junior Senator from Wisconsin, was doomed to fade into obscurity. But with a single speech in Wheeling, West Virginia on February 9 of that year, he ignited a firestorm that would forever change American politics—and carve out his space in history. Speaking before a small Women’s Republican Club, McCarthy claimed to have a list of 205 "known communists" in the State Department, sparking a nationwide hysteria over subversive elements in the United Stat
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By 1950, it seemed that Joseph McCarthy, the junior Senator from Wisconsin, was doomed to fade into obscurity. But with a single speech in Wheeling, West Virginia on February 9 of that year, he ignited a firestorm that would forever change American politics—and carve out his space in history. Speaking before a small Women’s Republican Club, McCarthy claimed to have a list of 205 "known communists" in the State Department, sparking a nationwide hysteria over subversive elements in the United Stat
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"Have you left no sense of decency?" With these words from Joe Welch, McCarthy's spell began to fade. Tune in or stream MCCARTHY Mon Jan 6 at 9/8c on PBS → to.pbs.org/37p1ivN | American Experience | PBS
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When his influence was at its peak, few within his party were willing to challenge McCarthy — but Margaret Chase Smith did. Tune in or stream MCCARTHY Mon Jan 6 at 9/8c on PBS → to.pbs.org/2Q11vxU | American Experience | PBS
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