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February 9, 1950

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Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy brandishes his famous list of Communists allegedly working in the State Department; these charges, along with the recent perjury conviction of Alger Hiss and the confession of Klaus Fuchs, heighten official and public fears of Soviet espionage and subversion in the US.

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Black and white headshot of Senator McCarthy.

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Black and white headshot of Senator McCarthy.