Maine Republican Margaret Chase Smith served in the Senate with Wisconsin Republican Joe McCarthy, when “Tail Gunner Joe” launched his witch hunt, alleging there were Communists and homosexuals in the State Department. Unsupported by evidence, the number of spies McCarthy claimed to have identified changed daily. Without using his name, Smith called him out.
JUNE 1, 1950: A DECLARATION OF CONSCIENCE
JUNE 1, 1950: A DECLARATION OF CONSCIENCE
JUNE 1, 1950: A DECLARATION OF CONSCIENCE
Maine Republican Margaret Chase Smith served in the Senate with Wisconsin Republican Joe McCarthy, when “Tail Gunner Joe” launched his witch hunt, alleging there were Communists and homosexuals in the State Department. Unsupported by evidence, the number of spies McCarthy claimed to have identified changed daily. Without using his name, Smith called him out.