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Joseph Raymond McCarthy

Joseph Raymond McCarthy was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most ...
Chicago Tribune

Richard Babcock: Trump’s critics could learn from Joe Welch, who confronted Joseph McCarthy

That vivid imprecation, one of the most telling in American history, was uttered by a crusty Boston lawyer named Joe Welch to Joseph McCarthy, the inflammatory Republican senator from Wisconsin. Many ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

When Joseph McCarthy bashed the media, whipped up the faithful at Wisconsin GOP convention

On June 9, 1950, four months after his breakout speech about Communists in the federal government, Joseph McCarthy was the keynote speaker at the Wisconsin Republican Party's convention in Milwaukee.
insider.si.edu

Joseph McCarthy's Downfall Was Accusing the Army of Communism

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In mid-1954, a riveted nation watched Senator Joseph McCarthy accuse the U.S. Army of being infiltrated by communists. But the army's lawyer, ...
The Boston Globe

In Murrow’s empty shoes, a warning for American democracy

Few newsrooms have the courage to hire another Edward R. Murrow, who championed truth over lies when he challenged the powerful Senator Joseph McCarthy. Marvin Kalb, Murrow professor emeritus at ...