History of the United States II / Unit 13 USH2 1829 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Censure
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The idea
On December second, nineteen fifty-four, the Senate voted sixty-seven to twenty-two to condemn McCarthy's conduct, ending his prospects for political leadership.
In practice
CBS's Edward R. Murrow telling viewers that McCarthy had given considerable comfort to America's enemies, the Yawp records.
Where people slip
Murrow added that McCarthy did not create the fear; he merely exploited it. That judgement is the subject of this unit's last entry.
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