Senator Joe McCarthy

CF1807, 1950sJoseph R. McCarthy (1909 - 1957). 1953: Senator McCarthy weds Jean Fraser Kerr, the happy couple, pan to crowd in front of church, McCarthy arriving, enters church after waving to someone in crowd, Miss Kerr enters, the ceremony, reception at The Washington Club. The couple receiving congratulations, (L to R) Jack Dempsey Mrs. McCarthy and the Senator, Dempsey kisses Mrs. McCarthy and shakes hands with the Senator. They cut the wedding cake. 1954: Army - McCarthy hearings, reporters, group seated on couch (L to R) Senators Everett Dirkson, McCarthy, Army Secretary Robert T. Stevens, Senator Mundt standing and unidentified man, McCarthy turns to speak to Stevens, Stevens laughs, group shot, reporters asking questions, McCarthy and Stevens smiling, McCarthy and Stevens shake hands. 1954: At the hearings, McCarthy enters and is seated, CU McCarthy with Roy Cohn at McCarthy's right, pan shot of room, General Zwicker enters and is seated, General Zwicker speaking, Cohn and McCarthy listening, crowd shots. 1954: Army - McCarthy hearings end, long shot of room with McCarthy in center of picture, close side view of Senator Mundt with mike at his left. CU McCarthy and Cohn, crowd, looking down on long shot of Senator McClellan wearing dark glasses in center of group seated at table, closer shot of McClellan, crowd, CU McCarthy, committee members, CU McCarthy, CU of Joseph Welch holding glasses near mouth, floodlights, Senators Symington and Jackson, Roy Cohn, crowd, McCarthy, side view of chief counsel Jenkins at table, meeting ending as McCarthy in center chats with people and others leave. 1954: Senate condemns McCarthy, longshot of Senator Watkins seated at near end of long table, Senator McCarthy at other end. CU Watkins, CU McCarthy, Watkins speaking and pointing finger, reporters crowd doorway into Senate room, McCarthy, arm in sling, walks to and past camera, photographers, McCarthy continues to walk past camera., http://www.myfootage.com/details.php?gid=58&sgid=&pid=19069

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Entertainment

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• communism
• cold
• war
• mccarthyism
• 1950s
• 1950's
• usa

[pawolf122]

The utter lack of sound is disappointing.

[patthecatman]

as i recall, the newsmen kept after joe to kiss jean. joe didn't think he should, in public