Joe D. McCarthy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:advocatesFor loyalty oaths
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:House_Un-American_Activities_Committee
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Marquette_University
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:Army-McCarthy_hearings
gptkb:Hollywood_Ten
gptkbp:associatedWith anti-communism
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Grand_Chute,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:born November 14, 1908
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Marquette_University_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Permanent_Subcommittee_on_Investigations
gptkbp:competitors gptkb:Joseph_Welch
gptkbp:controversy Red Scare
gptkbp:criticism abuse of power
gptkbp:culturalHeritage films and literature
gptkbp:died May 2, 1957
gptkbp:famousQuote "Are you now or have you ever been..."
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Joseph_Raymond_McCarthy
gptkbp:historicalLegacy divisive political figure
gptkbp:historicalSignificance impact on civil liberties
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joe D. McCarthy
gptkbp:image Joe_McCarthy_1950.jpg
gptkbp:influence Cold_War_politics
gptkbp:influenced future political tactics
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:J._Edgar_Hoover
gptkbp:influenceOn gptkb:American_conservatism
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:McCarthyism
gptkbp:legacy political witch hunts
gptkbp:militaryRank Captain
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname Tail-Gunner Joe
gptkbp:notableWork Speech on Communism
gptkbp:occupation lawyer
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:position U.S._Senator
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition McCarthyism_as_a_term
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Robert_M._La_Follette_Jr.
gptkbp:publicAccess polarizing figure
gptkbp:publications McCarthyism:_The_Fight_Against_America’s_Enemies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Second_Red_Scare
gptkbp:serviceYears 1942-1945
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_Kerr
gptkbp:state gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Proxmire
gptkbp:targets intellectuals
socialists
communists
liberals
leftists