(1908-1957)
US senator
Republican senator from Wisconsin. In the 50s he flamed a vast investigation against Soviet spies in many organizations. MacCarty's Commission for Anti-American actions accused almost everyone. Innocent people and later even the CIA and its people. Later he came into a direct row with the Army and president Eisenhower. MacCarty's activity ended in 1954 when his Commission was dismissed. He became the main aim for Soviet propaganda, which began to criticize the "American fascism". Eisenhower said about MacCarthy, that he's a "pathological type of a murderer"Recommended books:
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