This collection focuses on the Truman administration's conflict over communists in the federal government and the charges of Senator Joseph McCarthy. The collection includes documents covering the years 1950 through 1952. Supporting materials include photographs, oral history transcripts, and public papers.
President Truman’s Confrontation with McCarthyism
Documents
1950
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Letter from Lenard Spector to President Harry S. Truman with a Reply from William D. Hassett (NAID: 310800855)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: McCarthy, Joseph R., OF 3371 (NAID: 730687)
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Telegram from Henry J. Winkel to President Harry S. Truman with a Reply from Charles S. Murphy (NAID: 310800851)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: McCarthy, Joseph R., OF 3371 (NAID: 730687)
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Telegram from Senator Joseph McCarthy to President Harry S. Truman, February 11, 1950 (NAID: 310800844)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: McCarthy, Joseph R., OF 3371 (NAID: 730687)
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Memorandum from Senator Millard Tydings to President Harry S. Truman, April 12, 1950 (NAID: 310800757)
Part of:
- Collection: Official Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 1202)
- Series: Official Files, 1945 - 1953 (NAID: 201124)
- File Unit: Senate Subcommittee on Loyalty of State Department Employees, Committee on Foreign Relations, OF 419k (NAID: 726935)