McCarthy,Joseph Raymond

McCarthy,Joseph Raymond
Mc·Car·thy (mə-kärʹthē), Joseph Raymond. 1908-1957.
American politician. A U.S. senator from Wisconsin (1947-1957), he presided over the permanent subcommittee on investigations and held public hearings in which he accused army officials, members of the media, and public figures of being Communists. His charges were never proved, and he was censured by the Senate in 1954.

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