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McCarthy Censure Hearings
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For a publicity photograph on the day the Senate censure proceedings began, Joseph R. McCarthy and Mrs. McCarthy posed for this photograph of him reading what the "Communist Daily Worker" had to say about him.
November 8, 1954
United Press International
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Joe McCarthy Christmas Greeting
December 1954
The 1954 Christmas card of Jeanne and Joseph R. McCarthy, mailed at about the time he was censured by the Senate. Handwritten on the inside the card says, "Merry Christmas, Jeannie." The other sid...
McCarthy and Eisenhower
March 3, 1954
During the first months of his administration, President Dwight Eisenhower handled Joseph R. McCarthy by publicly ignoring him. However, after the abuse that General Zwicker received from Senator ...
Joseph McCarthy in Army-McCarthy Hearings
June 9, 1954
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin during the Army-McCarthy hearings, with committee counsel Roy Cohn next to McCarthy and Republican Senator Ralph Flanders of Vermont standing at the center. ...
Joe Investigates Communism
October 10, 1953
As chairman of the Senate Investigating Committee Senator Joseph R. McCarthy traveled to New York City to hold closed hearings on alleged Communist espionage within the Army Signal Corp Laboratory ...
Army McCarthy Hearings Begin
April 22, 1954
Secretary of the Army Robert Stevens (left) watches as Senator Joseph R. McCarthy raises a point of order as the Army-McCarthy hearings begin. Also seated at the table are General Robert Young and...
McCarthy at Inauguration
January 20, 1953
Joseph R. McCarthy arriving at the inaugural ceremonies for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It was unusual for McCarthy, who was very casual about his attire, to appear so well-dressed. McCarthy ...
