>> “If October, 1957 indeed represented the waning days of the Communist witch hunt, the situation was even worse for Joe McCarthy. He had died the previous May.” <<
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Unfortunately!
Its a shame that he couldn’t have lived to see his work vindicated so completely.
I feel that McCarthy was an American hero who sacrificed his reputation, his health, and eventually, his life to bring this issue to the forefront where it belonged.
I can only hope that someday someone in power has the courage and wherewithal to make it happen.