1940-1957POLITICS
DEPICTS THE LIFE OF JOSEPH MCCARTHY FROM HIS BOYHOOD TO HIS DEATH, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE FOUR YEARS HE WAS IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT AS A SENATOR. INDICATES THE EXTENT OF HIS EDUCATION AND HOW HE ENTERED POLITICS, HIGHLIGHTING HIS YEARS AS A POLITICIAN. BRIEFLY DEPICTS HIS HOME LIFE AND MENTIONS HIS DEATH.
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MCCARTHY MAKES A SPEECH ABOUT EXPOSING TRAITORS OF THIS COUNTRY.
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COMMITTEE SPEECH. HUAC, HOUSE UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE, MCCARTHYISM, COMMUNIST WITCH HUNT.
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PHOTO OF JOE AS A CHILD AND ON UP.
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I WANT YOU UNCLE SAM POSTER.
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PHOTOS OF HIM AS PILOT.
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MCCARTHY AS WISCONSIN SENATOR. LATE 1940s. ENTERS BUILDING GIVES PEACE SYMBOL.
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1950. PEOPLE AT POLITICAL LUNCH, SITTING AT TABLES, LISTEN TO MCCARTHY STATE DEPT. INFESTED WITH COMMUNIST SPEECH, MOS.
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NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS. PUSHING TO TAKE PICTURES.
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OWEN LATTIMORE CASE. RUSSIAN SPY. LATTIMORE DENIES BEING A COMMUNIST AT HEARING. LATTIMORE WITH WIFE LEAVING COURT. SOF
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MCCARTHY GETTING OFF AIRPLANE. IN 1950s LIMO
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TRUMAN SHAKES HANDS WITH DEAN ACHESON AS HE GETS OFF PLANE.
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MONTAGE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE GEORGE MARSHALL.
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TRUMAN MAKES SPEECH ABOUT MCCARTHY'S CHARACTER ASSASSINATION. SOF.
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MCCARTHY "ONE COMMUNIST TOO MANY" SPEECH AT POLITICAL RALLY.
1952 REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. |
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IKE PLACARDS AT TRAIN STATION. CROWD. IKE ON BACK OF TRAIN POLITICKING WITH MCCARTHY. WHISTLE STOP CAMPAIGN. PEOPLE APPLAUDING.
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MCCARTHY AS SENATOR ARRIVING AT HALL, TAKES OFF JACKET, READY TO SPEAK.
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CU HAND PULLING FILE OUT OF FILE FOLDER. 1953.
SENATORS. SENATE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN. |
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EXTERIOR CAPITOL BUILDING.
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GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL HANDING OUT PAPERS.
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MCCARTHY'S WEDDING. CHURCH. BRIDE. JEAN KERR.
RICHARD NIXON AND PAT ARRIVE. CUTTING WEDDING CAKE. |
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ROBERT STEVENS, SECRETARY OF THE ARMY.
INVESTIGATING THE ARMY. MCCARTHY SPEAKS, SOF. GROUP LAUGHING. CONFLICT WITH THE ARMY. STEVENS SPEAKS, SOF. FOLLOWED BY MCCARTHY. |
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THE PRESS. TV CAMERAS AND FILM CAMERAS. SENATE SUB-COMMITTEE HEARINGS. G. DAVID SCHINE IS DRAFTED. CAMERA LIGHTS SET UP. DEMOCRATIC SENATOR.
ARGUE WITH JOE. STUART SIMINGTON. TALKING AT THE SAME TIME. ARGUING ABOUT SIGNING A LETTER. ARMY ATTORNEY JOSEPH WELSH. MCCARTHY WITH POINTER AND MAP OF THE U.S. FILMING THE HEARING. |
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MCCARTHY SURROUNDED BY REPORTERS.
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CAPITOL BUILDING AT NIGHT.
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SENATE MEETING, TRUMAN. DOOR CLOSES ON SENATORS.
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NOVEMBER 1954. SENATE WANTS TO CENSURE MCCARTHY.
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MCCARTHY WITH HIS ARM IN A SLING AT PRESS CONFERENCE. SOF. TALKS ABOUT BEING CENSURED
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IKE AND MAMIE EISENHOWER SOCIAL GATHERING OUTDOORS, PICNIC. IKE EATS.
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CU MCCARTHY SPEAKING, MOS. LISTENING AT HEARINGS
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1957 MCCARTHY WITH ADOPTED BABY GIRL TIERNEY.
ELIZABETH GIVES BABY A BOTTLE. |
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MAY 2, 1957. MCCARTHY'S FUNERAL. LOW ANGLE SHOT OF CAPITOL DOME. U.S. AIR FORCE PLANE. VETERANS SALUTE. FUNERAL PROCESSION. MILITARY FUNERAL.
PALL BEARERS CARRY CASKET UP STEPS |
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PLANE BRINGS CASKET TO MCCARTHY'S HOME TO WISCONSIN. PEOPLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS MOTORCADE GOES BY.
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