Joseph M. McCarthy

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf politician
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Legion
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Marquette_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:House_Un-American_Activities_Committee
gptkbp:birthDate 1908-11-14
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary's_Cemetery,_Appleton,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Permanent_Subcommittee_on_Investigations
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Army-McCarthy_hearings
gptkbp:criticism excessive anti-communism
blacklisting individuals
gptkbp:deathDate 1957-05-02
gptkbp:education law degree
gptkbp:famousQuote “I have here in my hand...”
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Joseph_McCarthy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance symbol of the Red Scare.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Joseph M. McCarthy
gptkbp:image Joseph_McCarthy_1950.jpg
gptkbp:impact Cold_War_politics
gptkbp:influenced political discourse
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Senator_Pat_McCarran
gptkbp:influenceOn modern politics
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:McCarthyism
gptkbp:legacy polarizing figure
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:McCarthy_Act
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nationalTeam gptkb:Wisconsin
gptkbp:nickname Tail Gunner Joe
gptkbp:notableWork Red Scare
gptkbp:occupation lawyer
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition conservatism
gptkbp:politicalRole 1946
1957
gptkbp:positionHeld U.S._Senator
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Robert_M._La_Follette_Jr.
gptkbp:publicAccess aggressive anti-communist
gptkbp:publications McCarthyism:_The_Fight_Against_America’s_Enemies
gptkbp:signature Signature of Joseph McCarthy.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_Kerr_McCarthy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Proxmire
gptkbp:yearsActive 1946-1957