Joseph C. McCarthy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Senate_Republican_Conference
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Marquette_University
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:Army-McCarthy_hearings
gptkbp:associatedWith HUAC
gptkbp:birthDate 1908-11-14
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Saint_Mary's_Cemetery,_Appleton,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:competitors Liberal Democrats
gptkbp:controversy Red Scare
gptkbp:criticism Excessive anti-communism
gptkbp:deathDate 1957-05-02
gptkbp:famousPerson McCarthy:_The_Man_Who_Speaks_for_America
gptkbp:famousQuote "Have you no sense of decency?"
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Joseph_Raymond_McCarthy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Symbol of anti-communist hysteria
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph C. McCarthy
gptkbp:image Joseph_McCarthy_1950.jpg
gptkbp:impact Fear_of_communism_in_America
gptkbp:influence Cold_War_politics
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Senator_Pat_McCarran
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:McCarthyism
gptkbp:legacy Political witch hunts
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:McCarthy_Act
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname Tail-Gunner Joe
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:McCarthy's_speech_in_Wheeling,_West_Virginia
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:McCarthy_hearings
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Grand_Chute,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Conservatism
gptkbp:politicalRole 1946
1957
gptkbp:position U.S._Senator
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Censured_by_the_Senate
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Robert_M._La_Follette_Jr.
gptkbp:publicAccess Controversial figure
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:signature Signature of Joseph McCarthy.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_Kerr_McCarthy
gptkbp:state gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Proxmire
gptkbp:termEnd 1957-01-02
gptkbp:termStart 1947-01-03