Photograph
Senator Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn
| Joseph (Joe) McCarthy is seen here with his chief counsel, Roy Cohn, whom he hired on the advice of J. Edgar Hoover. |
| Image ID: | 8004 |
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| 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 |
| 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. |
| Suits (Clothing) |
| Indoor photography |
| Neckties |
| Men |
| Communism |
| Legislators |
| Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) |
| Lawyers |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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