Joseph Raymond McCarthy (1908-1957), U.S. senator, in a highly publicized pursuit of a Communist "conspiracy" became a national figure. The term "McCarthyism" became a synonym for reckless smear tacti...
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Joseph Raymond McCarthy stands as a formidable figure in American history. Although there were other source of the Red scare, he is its most remembered demagogue, so much so that his last name has be...
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Joseph Raymond McCarthy
