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Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts

He was best known for his attempts to root out communist in the State Department, then the Army, then just about everywhere. McCarthy was eventually censured by the Senate for his zealous attacks.

Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts

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McCarthy
"The State Department is infested with communists!"

This collection includes audio recordings from Joseph McCarthy's memorable career.  McCarthy is best known for his anti-communist stance during the Cold War where he attempted to root out communist in the State Department, then the Army, then just about everywhere. Eventually he was censured by the Senate for his zealous attacks.

Joseph McCarthyJoseph McCarthy had humble upbringing on a farm in Wisconsin. He worked his way through college and law school eventually becoming a judge and district attorney.  When WWII began, McCarthy volunteered for the Marines at the age of 33.

In 1946, Joseph McCarthy won the United States Senate Seat for Wisconsin.  On Lincoln's birthday in 1950, McCarthy gave a history changing speech claiming that there were 205 (some reports say 57) communists in the State Department.  In the speech he waved a piece of paper claiming to have the guilty names.  This speech, though never recorded, set off not only Joseph McCarthy's fame but also one of the notorious events in American History known as McCarthyism.

McCarthyAs Joseph McCarthy's popularity grew, his speeches became more and more virulent.  In 1950, the Tydings Committee, a subcommittee of the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, was formed to investigate people with communist leanings in the government.  He later accused many high statespersons of treason. 

McCarthyIn 1953, he became of the chairman of the Senate Committee on Government Operations where he expanded his search for communists including checking the card catalogs of library books deemed suspicious.  At this time, McCarthy held televised trials against members of Voice of American (VOA).

As a household name, Joseph McCarthy was often asked to give speeches during elections and fundraisers.  When McCarty began investigating the Army and attempted intimate war heroes, his popularity began to wane in the press and with the public.  Edward R Murrow became a staunch critic of McCarthy and is bombastic methods.

Senator McCarthy was a explosive speaker often using profanities and making accusations seemingly off the top of his head.  This collection includes many known speeches and audio excerpts by Joseph McCarthy. See also: Keys to the Capitol, This is Civil Defense, The Fifth Horseman, Eyes Aloft, and Living in an Atomic Age. For fiction, see also: I Was a Communist for the FBI.  This collection is also part of the larger Red Scare in Old Time Radio compilation.

Please Note: this collection isn't to be confused
with Edgar Bergen's famed ventriloquist
dummy partner, Charlie McCarthy!

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    Interesting compilation of recordings by one of the most dangerous men of his time. Geek that I am, especially enjoyed the highlights from the Army McCarthy hearings.

    Mark

    Have not received the latest update on McCarthy as yet. Am enjoying the Dr.IQ CD. The fast paced, witty and appealing manner of The Mental Banker was the forerunner of other successful quiz shows.

    John Verified Purchase

    Roundly denounced by the left, McCarthy , a WWII combat veteran, used sensational tactics to attack what he perceived as a collective leftist threat by the American ruling elite. Love him or hate him, or something in between, you owe it to yourself to sift through these excerpts to form your own unfiltered opinion of a piece of U.S. history which is still referred to today.

    Thomas Verified Purchase

    Was too young to listen to live coverage. Most interesting individual. Enjoyed the recordings..

    Stephen Verified Purchase

    Puts you right in the moment. Enjoyed it and learned a few things.

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    1. 72 shows - total playtime 23 hours 55 minutes
    2. McCarthy 500421 Press Conference.mp3
    3. McCarthy 500507 Denunciation Of Capital Times Newspaper.mp3
    4. McCarthy 500507 John Stewart Service.mp3
    5. McCarthy 500900 Truman Administration As Commiecrats.mp3
    6. McCarthy 500916 Introductory Joke.mp3
    7. McCarthy 500922 Secretary Of State Dean Acheson.mp3
    8. McCarthy 501023 Fall Of Poland.mp3
    9. McCarthy 501105 Gustavo Duran.mp3
    10. McCarthy 510000 Definition Of McCarthism.mp3
    11. McCarthy 510000 Names On Wheeling List.mp3
    12. McCarthy 510505 Writing Letters To Families Of Deceased.mp3
    13. McCarthy 510824 Military Service During WWII.mp3
    14. McCarthy 510910 Marshall Mission To China.mp3
    15. McCarthy 511016 War Being Lost To Communists.mp3
    16. McCarthy 511117 Philip C. Jessup.mp3
    17. McCarthy 520203 Owen Lattimore.mp3
    18. McCarthy 520209 Homosexuals In State Department.mp3
    19. McCarthy 520212 Favorite Lincoln Quotation.mp3
    20. McCarthy 520223 Defense Of Methods.mp3
    21. McCarthy 520314 War Storychaplains Last Words.mp3
    22. McCarthy 520317 Barn Story.mp3
    23. McCarthy 520629 Blockade Of Red China.mp3
    24. McCarthy 521009 Denunciation Of Stevenson Campaign Slogan.mp3
    25. McCarthy 521014 Lawrence K. Rosinger.mp3
    26. McCarthy 521027 Communism And Candidacy Adlai Stevenson.mp3
    27. McCarthy 530719 Meet the Press.mp3
    28. McCarthy 530828 FBI Role In Investigating Communists.mp3
    29. McCarthy 531021 Skunk Hunting Analogy.mp3
    30. McCarthy 531030 US Relationship With Allies.mp3
    31. McCarthy 531210 Loss Of American Honor.mp3
    32. McCarthy 540000 Attorney Welch And Senator McCarthy.mp3
    33. McCarthy 540000 Murrow Response To McCarthy-See It Now.mp3
    34. McCarthy 540129 Government Printing Office And Rothschild.mp3
    35. McCarthy 540204 Communists At Harvard University.mp3
    36. McCarthy 540211 Irving Peress.mp3
    37. McCarthy 540313 Edward R. Murrow.mp3
    38. McCarthy 540316 See It Now.mp3
    39. McCarthy 540317 Fight Will Go On.mp3
    40. McCarthy 540406 Prosecution Of Murrow On See It Now.mp3
    41. McCarthy 540421 Communists In Defense Industry.mp3
    42. McCarthy 540426 Senate Subcommittee Hearings.mp3
    43. McCarthy 540427 Senate Subcommittee Hearings.mp3
    44. McCarthy 540504 10.mp3
    45. McCarthy 540505 Senate Subcommittee Hearings.mp3
    46. McCarthy 540507 Senate Subcommittee Hearings WDC.mp3
    47. McCarthy 540508 Army McCarthy Hearings.mp3
    48. McCarthy 540510 14.mp3
    49. McCarthy 540510 Senate Subcommittee Hearings.mp3
    50. McCarthy 540511 Senate Subcommittee Hearings WDC.mp3
    51. McCarthy 540526 Senate Subcommittee Hearings.mp3
    52. McCarthy 540528 Senate Subcommittee Hearings.mp3
    53. McCarthy 540801 Relationship With Gop And Eisenhower.mp3
    54. McCarthy 540828 Loss Of French Indochina.mp3
    55. McCarthy Excerpt Jackals.mp3
    56. McCarthy Excerpt McCarthy One And Same.mp3
    57. McCarthy Excerpt Traitors Are Not Gentleman.mp3
    58. McCarthy Hearings 04 540326.mp3
    59. McCarthy Hearings 05 540427.mp3
    60. McCarthy Hearings 06 540428.mp3
    61. McCarthy Hearings 07 540429.mp3
    62. McCarthy Hearings 08 540430.mp3
    63. McCarthy Hearings 09 540503.mp3
    64. McCarthy Hearings 11 540505.mp3
    65. McCarthy Hearings 13 540508.mp3
    66. McCarthy Hearings 15 540511.mp3
    67. McCarthy Hearings 22 540526.mp3
    68. McCarthy Hearings 23 540527.mp3
    69. McCarthy Hearings 24 540527.mp3
    70. McCarthy Hearings 25 540601.mp3
    71. McCarthy Hearings 34 540614.mp3
    72. McCarthy Hearings 36 540616.mp3
    73. McCarthy Hearings 37 540817.mp3
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    1. 72 shows - total playtime 23 hours 55 minutes
    2. McCarthy 500421 Press Conference.mp3
    3. McCarthy 500507 Denunciation Of Capital Times Newspaper.mp3
    4. McCarthy 500507 John Stewart Service.mp3
    5. McCarthy 500900 Truman Administration As Commiecrats.mp3
    6. McCarthy 500916 Introductory Joke.mp3
    7. McCarthy 500922 Secretary Of State Dean Acheson.mp3
    8. McCarthy 501023 Fall Of Poland.mp3
    9. McCarthy 501105 Gustavo Duran.mp3
    10. McCarthy 510000 Definition Of McCarthism.mp3
    11. McCarthy 510000 Names On Wheeling List.mp3
    12. McCarthy 510505 Writing Letters To Families Of Deceased.mp3
    13. McCarthy 510824 Military Service During WWII.mp3
    14. McCarthy 510910 Marshall Mission To China.mp3
    15. McCarthy 511016 War Being Lost To Communists.mp3
    16. McCarthy 511117 Philip C. Jessup.mp3
    17. McCarthy 520203 Owen Lattimore.mp3
    18. McCarthy 520209 Homosexuals In State Department.mp3
    19. McCarthy 520212 Favorite Lincoln Quotation.mp3
    20. McCarthy 520223 Defense Of Methods.mp3
    21. McCarthy 520314 War Storychaplains Last Words.mp3
    22. McCarthy 520317 Barn Story.mp3
    23. McCarthy 520629 Blockade Of Red China.mp3
    24. McCarthy 521009 Denunciation Of Stevenson Campaign Slogan.mp3
    25. McCarthy 521014 Lawrence K. Rosinger.mp3
    26. McCarthy 521027 Communism And Candidacy Adlai Stevenson.mp3
    27. McCarthy 530719 Meet the Press.mp3
    28. McCarthy 530828 FBI Role In Investigating Communists.mp3
    29. McCarthy 531021 Skunk Hunting Analogy.mp3
    30. McCarthy 531030 US Relationship With Allies.mp3
    31. McCarthy 531210 Loss Of American Honor.mp3
    32. McCarthy 540000 Attorney Welch And Senator McCarthy.mp3
    33. McCarthy 540000 Murrow Response To McCarthy-See It Now.mp3
    34. McCarthy 540129 Government Printing Office And Rothschild.mp3
    35. McCarthy 540204 Communists At Harvard University.mp3
    36. McCarthy 540211 Irving Peress.mp3
    37. McCarthy 540313 Edward R. Murrow.mp3
    38. McCarthy 540316 See It Now.mp3
    39. McCarthy 540317 Fight Will Go On.mp3
    40. McCarthy 540406 Prosecution Of Murrow On See It Now.mp3
    41. McCarthy 540421 Communists In Defense Industry.mp3
    42. McCarthy 540426 Senate Subcommittee Hearings.mp3
    43. McCarthy 540427 Senate Subcommittee Hearings.mp3
    44. McCarthy 540504 10.mp3
    45. McCarthy 540505 Senate Subcommittee Hearings.mp3
    46. McCarthy 540507 Senate Subcommittee Hearings WDC.mp3
    47. McCarthy 540508 Army McCarthy Hearings.mp3
    48. McCarthy 540510 14.mp3
    49. McCarthy 540510 Senate Subcommittee Hearings.mp3
    50. McCarthy 540511 Senate Subcommittee Hearings WDC.mp3
    51. McCarthy 540526 Senate Subcommittee Hearings.mp3
    52. McCarthy 540528 Senate Subcommittee Hearings.mp3
    53. McCarthy 540801 Relationship With Gop And Eisenhower.mp3
    54. McCarthy 540828 Loss Of French Indochina.mp3
    55. McCarthy Excerpt Jackals.mp3
    56. McCarthy Excerpt McCarthy One And Same.mp3
    57. McCarthy Excerpt Traitors Are Not Gentleman.mp3
    58. McCarthy Hearings 04 540326.mp3
    59. McCarthy Hearings 05 540427.mp3
    60. McCarthy Hearings 06 540428.mp3
    61. McCarthy Hearings 07 540429.mp3
    62. McCarthy Hearings 08 540430.mp3
    63. McCarthy Hearings 09 540503.mp3
    64. McCarthy Hearings 11 540505.mp3
    65. McCarthy Hearings 13 540508.mp3
    66. McCarthy Hearings 15 540511.mp3
    67. McCarthy Hearings 22 540526.mp3
    68. McCarthy Hearings 23 540527.mp3
    69. McCarthy Hearings 24 540527.mp3
    70. McCarthy Hearings 25 540601.mp3
    71. McCarthy Hearings 34 540614.mp3
    72. McCarthy Hearings 36 540616.mp3
    73. McCarthy Hearings 37 540817.mp3
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    72 recordings on 32 Audio CDs. Total playtime 23 hours, 55 min
    72 recordings on 32 Audio CDs
    total playtime 23 hours, 55 min

    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A001

    1. McCarthy Excerpt Jackals
    2. McCarthy Excerpt McCarthy One And Same
    3. McCarthy Excerpt Traitors Are Not Gentleman
    4. McCarthy 500421 Press Conference
    5. McCarthy 500507 Denunciation Of Capital Times Newspaper
    6. McCarthy 500507 John Stewart Service
    7. McCarthy 500900 Truman Administration As Commiecrats
    8. McCarthy 500916 Introductory Joke
    9. McCarthy 500922 Secretary Of State Dean Acheson
    10. McCarthy 501023 Fall Of Poland
    11. McCarthy 501105 Gustavo Duran
    12. McCarthy 510000 Definition Of McCarthism
    13. McCarthy 510000 Names On Wheeling List

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A002

    1. McCarthy 510505 Writing Letters To Families Of Deceased
    2. McCarthy 510824 Military Service During WWII
    3. McCarthy 510910 Marshall Mission To China
    4. McCarthy 511016 War Being Lost To Communists
    5. McCarthy 511117 Philip C. Jessup
    6. McCarthy 520203 Owen Lattimore
    7. McCarthy 520209 Homosexuals In State Department
    8. McCarthy 520212 Favorite Lincoln Quotation
    9. McCarthy 520223 Defense Of Methods
    10. McCarthy 520314 War Storychaplains Last Words
    11. McCarthy 520317 Barn Story
    12. McCarthy 520629 Blockade Of Red China
    13. McCarthy 521009 Denunciation Of Stevenson Campaign Slogan
    14. McCarthy 521014 Lawrence K. Rosinger

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A003

    1. McCarthy 521027 Communism And Candidacy Adlai Stevenson
    2. McCarthy 530719 Meet the Press
    3. McCarthy 530828 FBI Role In Investigating Communists
    4. McCarthy 531021 Skunk Hunting Analogy
    5. McCarthy 531030 US Relationship With Allies
    6. McCarthy 531210 Loss Of American Honor

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A004

    1. McCarthy 540000 Attorney Welch And Senator McCarthy
    2. McCarthy 540000 Murrow Response To McCarthy-See It Now
    3. McCarthy 540129 Government Printing Office And Rothschild
    4. McCarthy 540204 Communists At Harvard University
    5. McCarthy 540211 Irving Peress
    6. McCarthy 540313 Edward R. Murrow

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A005

    1. McCarthy 540316 See It Now
    2. McCarthy 540317 Fight Will Go On

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A006

    1. McCarthy Hearings 04 540326

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A007

    1. McCarthy 540406 Prosecution Of Murrow On See It Now
    2. McCarthy 540421 Communists In Defense Industry

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A008

    1. McCarthy 540426 Senate Subcommittee Hearings

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A009

    1. McCarthy 540427 Senate Subcommittee Hearings

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A010

    1. McCarthy Hearings 05 540427

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A011

    1. McCarthy Hearings 06 540428

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    1. McCarthy Hearings 07 540429

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    1. McCarthy Hearings 08 540430

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A014

    1. McCarthy Hearings 09 540503

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    1. McCarthy 540504 10

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A016

    1. McCarthy 540505 Senate Subcommittee Hearings

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A017

    1. McCarthy Hearings 11 540505

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A018

    1. McCarthy 540507 Senate Subcommittee Hearings WDC
    2. McCarthy 540508 Army McCarthy Hearings

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    1. McCarthy Hearings 13 540508

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A020

    1. McCarthy 540510 14

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    1. McCarthy 540510 Senate Subcommittee Hearings

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    1. McCarthy 540511 Senate Subcommittee Hearings WDC

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A023

    1. McCarthy Hearings 15 540511

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    1. McCarthy 540526 Senate Subcommittee Hearings

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A025

    1. McCarthy Hearings 22 540526

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    1. McCarthy Hearings 23 540527

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    1. McCarthy Hearings 24 540527

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    1. McCarthy 540528 Senate Subcommittee Hearings

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A029

    1. McCarthy Hearings 25 540601

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A030

    1. McCarthy Hearings 34 540614

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A031

    1. McCarthy Hearings 36 540616
    2. McCarthy 540801 Relationship With Gop And Eisenhower

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    Joseph McCarthy Audio Excerpts Disc A032

    1. McCarthy Hearings 37 540817
    2. McCarthy 540828 Loss Of French Indochina

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