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Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R-WI) (Sept. 1952)
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (R-WI) interviewed by William Bradford Huie and Henry Hazlitt.
McCarthy's speaking tour, interpretation of his senatorial victory, and origin of the term "McCarthyism."
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Socialism on Film: The Cold War and International Propaganda
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