McCarthy, Joseph, 1908-1957

Merle Miller Interview with Harry S. Truman, Tape 1, Side A

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Conversation among Harry S. Truman, Merle Miller, David Noyes, and William Hillman, Tape 1, Side A. These tapes were the basis of the book "Plain Speaking." See finding aid for Merle Miller tapes for detailed information and description. Subjects discussed in this tape include witchcraft and hysteria in the United States.

President Truman’s Confrontation with McCarthyism

A Conversation with Dean Acheson (Eric Sevareid Interviews Dean Acheson)

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Eric Sevareid interviews Dean Acheson, who talks about current and past issues. Subjects include the Marshall Mission to China; arms negotiations with the Soviet Union; Acheson's advice to Lyndon Johnson on the Vietnam War; the reasons for Truman's support for Israel; Acheson's relations with Truman; Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon, and Kennedy; Dean Rusk, Joseph McCarthy, Alger Hiss; and Acheson's rating of recent world figures.

Senator Joseph McCarthy on Right

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Senator Joseph McCarthy is on the right. Other man is unidentified.

Senator Joseph McCarthy speaking at a table microphone

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Senator Joseph McCarthy speaking at a table microphone, intense looking and gesturing with a pencil in his hand. From: Found mounted on wall of audiovisual room.

President Harry S. Truman speaks to Congress

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Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio (right, seated in third row from floor) sits with his hand to his mouth as he hears President Harry S. Truman (at rostrum, extreme left) denounce the Taft-Hartley Act and ask congress to quickly give him power to seize and operate the struck steel industry. Seated in the same row as Senator Taft are from left: Joseph McCarthy (Wisconsin), Richard Nixon (California) and Andrew Schoeppel (Kansas). Donor: Hennepin County Historical Society

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