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[[Image:Joseph McCarthy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Senator Joseph Raymond McCarthy]]

[[Image:Joseph McCarthy.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Senator Joseph Raymond McCarthy]]

'''Joseph Raymond McCarthy''' (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was a [[Republican]] [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from the state of [[Wisconsin]] between 1947 and 1957.  

'''Joseph Raymond McCarthy''' (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was a Republican [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] from the state of [[Wisconsin]] between 1947 and 1957.  

Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public figure to stand up to [[Communist]] infiltration of the [[United States]] government. He is now considered an American hero by many, though liberals still seek to tarnish his name.  

Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public figure to stand up to [[Communist]] infiltration of the [[United States]] government. He is now considered an American hero by many, though liberals still seek to tarnish his name.  

He was noted for claiming that there were large numbers of [[Communist Party|Communists]] and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] spies and sympathizers, engaged in a conspiracy to undermine the [[United States]], inside the federal government. He was proven correct by government documents and inquiry, including decrypted [[Venona]] files.  

He was noted for claiming that there were large numbers of [[Communist Party|Communists]] and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] spies and sympathizers, engaged in a conspiracy to undermine the [[United States]], inside the federal government. He was proven correct by government documents and inquiry, including decrypted [[Venona]] files.  

[[Category:Communism]]

[[Category:Communism]]

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