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Senator Joseph McCarthy's political career was in danger when he walked intothe Colony Restaurant in Washington, DC for dinner with three of his friends. The datewas January 7, 1950. A month earlier, he had been voted worst U.S. Senator in a poll ofSenate correspondents. In his earlier years as Senator, he had been known for takingloans and funds from businesses totaling $30,000. This included the Pepsi-Colacompany, which earned him the nickname "Pepsi-Cola Joe"1, and the LustronCorporation, which dealt in prefabricated houses. About this time McCarthy was alsodeemed responsible for the resignation of Senate subcommittee chairman Raymond E.Baldwin, who left politics citing McCarthy's abuse towards him during the Malmedy Not only was his political career in danger, but McCarthy was also suffering fromfinancial troubles. He had squandered all the money from his political funds into soybeaninvestments and horse racing, which left him nearly broke3. With these things in mind,McCarthy and his three associates- William Roberts, a Washington lawyer; CharlesKraus, a political science professor at Georgetown; and Father Edmund Walsh, a deanalso at George University set out to
Senator Joe McCarthy (1959) Cleveland, Ohio: World PublishingCompany, pp. It was during atime where America recognized it was the largest power in the world, but with the powercame a great deal of responsibility. Extraconcern grew out of the fact that not only had the Rosenbergs gained access to highsecurity documents, but that they were also American-born citizens, not immigrants. McCarthy became the man of the headlines. While McCarthy lived a short and pathetic life after he was censured in 1954, heis still perhaps the most famous and most intriguing Senator in U. Communism andits followers were quickly rallied against in America, much to the benefit of people suchas Joe McCarthy. Americanism became an attractive lure to the restless people of the early1950s, who were seeking stability and what they thought was a way to peace. discover that fateful night what could possiblyrejuvenate the political career of Joseph McCarthy before the upcoming election of '52. Those members of the government in support of McCarthyism also found it to be amatter of national security.
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