This collection focuses on the Truman administration's conflict over communists in the federal government and the charges of Senator Joseph McCarthy. The collection includes 30 documents totaling 200 pages covering the years 1950 through 1955. Supporting materials include photographs, oral history transcripts, audio recordings and public papers.
President Truman’s Confrontation with McCarthyism
Documents
Displaying 1 - 26 of 26 documents
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
Official Documents
Photographs
Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 images
Mrs. Esther C. Brunauer speaking before the Senate Subcommittee on Foreign Relations
99-139
Louis F. Budenz Speaking to the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities
99-142
Photo of Duncan Lee as he Appeared Before the House Un-American Activities Committee
99-675
President Harry S. Truman with Members of the President's Commission on Internal Security
73-3502
Swearing In Of President's Commission On Internal Security and Individual Rights
73-3504
President Harry S. Truman At Swearing In Of President's Commission On Internal Security and Individual Rights
73-3505
Truman with Members of the President's Commission on Internal Security and Individual Rights
73-3506