Joe McCarthy in Podcasts
personU.S. senator from Wisconsin known for his anti-communist investigations and hearings in the 1950s.
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Why We Remember / 'Simpsons' Composer Alf Clausen
He used that TV pulpit to challenge Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy, whose communist witch-hunting tactics of lies, bullying, and unfounded accusations had divided and paralyzed the country.