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Senator Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

Photograph

Senator Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn

Senator Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Joseph (Joe) McCarthy is seen here with his chief counsel, Roy Cohn, whom he hired on the advice of J. Edgar Hoover.
DESCRIPTION
Joseph (Joe) McCarthy is seen here with his chief counsel, Roy Cohn, whom he hired on the advice of J. Edgar Hoover.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:8004
Creation Date:after 01 1953
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Washington
County:
State:District of Columbia
Collection Name:Joseph McCarthy photographs and ephemera, circa 1947-1957
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 6022.1
Original Dimensions:6 x 8 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Thanks to the Republican victory in 1952, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy became chair of the Senate Permanent Investigating Subcommittee in 1953. In the next 18 months he made what had been a relatively minor body in a powerful weapon to identify and weed out Communists in the federal government. The youthful Roy Cohn had already made a reputation based on his involvement in the prosecution of the Rosenbergs.
SUBJECTS
Suits (Clothing)
Indoor photography
Neckties
Men
Communism
Legislators
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Lawyers

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