McCarthyism: Past, Present, Future
- Episode aired May 16, 1966
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Leo Cherne deplores Joseph McCarthy's excesses; in particular, McCarthy's wild accusations that Dwight Eisenhower, George Marshall, and Dean Acheson were communist agents. Cherne then discus... Read allLeo Cherne deplores Joseph McCarthy's excesses; in particular, McCarthy's wild accusations that Dwight Eisenhower, George Marshall, and Dean Acheson were communist agents. Cherne then discusses the merits of McCarthyism in an open society.Leo Cherne deplores Joseph McCarthy's excesses; in particular, McCarthy's wild accusations that Dwight Eisenhower, George Marshall, and Dean Acheson were communist agents. Cherne then discusses the merits of McCarthyism in an open society.