Senator McCarthy leads Army hearings

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Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)
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Between April and June, Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) led televised hearings into alleged Communist influence in the US Army.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "Senator McCarthy leads Army hearings". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=5642, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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