Senator Joseph McCarthy

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:analyzes gptkb:Hollywood_Ten
gptkb:Alger_Hiss
Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:House_Un-American_Activities_Committee
gptkb:Second_Red_Scare
gptkbp:birthDate 1908-05-14
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Grand_Chute,_Wisconsin,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Cemetery_of_the_Holy_Cross,_Milwaukee,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:controversy Communist_witch_hunts
gptkbp:criticism Violation of civil liberties
Excessive zeal in anti-communism
Lack of evidence for accusations
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Television shows
Documentaries
Biographies
Songs
Artworks
Plays
Films and literature
Political cartoons
gptkbp:deathDate 1957-05-02
gptkbp:education gptkb:Marquette_University
gptkbp:famousQuote "Have you no sense of decency?"
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Joseph_Raymond_McCarthy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senator Joseph McCarthy
gptkbp:impact Cold_War_politics
gptkbp:influence American_politics
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:McCarthyism
gptkbp:legacy Polarizing_figure_in_U.S._history
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:nickname Tail Gunner Joe
gptkbp:notableWork Red Scare
gptkbp:office U.S._Senator
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Bethesda,_Maryland,_USA
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Anti-communism
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Legacy of fear in politics
Censured_by_the_Senate
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Robert_M._La_Follette_Jr.
gptkbp:publicSpeaking gptkb:Army-McCarthy_hearings
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jean_Kerr_McCarthy
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Proxmire
gptkbp:termEnd 1957-01-02
gptkbp:termStart 1947-01-03