Joseph Welch

Joseph Welch Confronts McCarthy with Have You No Sense of Decency in Army Hearings

1954-06-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On the 30th day of the Army-McCarthy hearings, Boston lawyer Joseph Welch—hired by the Army to make its case—delivered one of the most famous rebukes in American political history. The hearings, which ran from April to June 1954, investigated conflicting accusations between the U.S. Army and Senator …

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Army-McCarthy Hearings Begin as Military Charges Senator with Improper Pressure for Aide

1954-04-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

On April 22, 1954, the Army-McCarthy hearings began—36 days of televised proceedings that exposed Senator Joseph McCarthy’s methods to a national audience and began his political downfall. The hearings were triggered by the Army’s March 11 report charging McCarthy and his chief counsel …

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