History of the United States II / Unit 13 USH2 1828 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Army-McCarthy Hearings
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The idea
From April to June nineteen fifty-four the Army-McCarthy hearings were televised, and the public watched his intimidation and innuendo firsthand, the anchor says.
In practice
The army's counsel Joseph Welch asking, in the Yawp's quotation, have you no sense of decency, sir?
Where people slip
Twenty million people watched over thirty-six days, the Yawp records.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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