Speech

By: Joseph McCarthy

Date: February 9, 1950

Source: McCarthy, Joseph. "Speech at Wheeling, West Virginia." February 9, 1950. Reprinted in Congressional Record of the Senate, February 20, 1950. Available online at http://azimuth.harcourtcollege.com/history/ayers/chapter27/... ; website home page: http://www.azimuth.harcourtcollege.com (accessed June 18, 2003).

About the Author: Joseph McCarthy (1908–1957), born in Appleton, Wisconsin, earned his law degree from Marquette University. When World War II (1939–1945) erupted, he served as an intelligence officer. He returned from the war to successfully run for the U.S. Senate. McCarthy became one of the most notorious senators in U.S. history as his pursuit of American...