Senator Joseph R. McCarthy
(Folkways Records, 1968), 48 mins
Details
- Field of Interest
- World Music
- Description
February 9th, 1950: McCarthy “discovered Communism the way Columbus discovered America.” Here is a record of McCarthy’s infamous interrogations of accused “communists,” with commentary from Emile de Antonio describing how in fact the junior Senator from Wisconsin perfected “the big lie technique” that basically resulted in witch hunts persecuting, in particular, academics.
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 48 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Oral History & Biography, American History
- Label
- Folkways Records
- Release Date
- 1968
- Subject
- World Music, American Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, United States and Canada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá