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No sense of decency

I can't imagine why, but I felt called to write about the history of publicly televised Congressional hearings in Washington. Also, 7 other things worth knowing today.

Bill Murphy Jr.
Jun 9, 2022
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Another day—another moment in history! Sixty-eight years ago today was the 30th and most famous day of the Army-McCarthy hearings in Washington, DC.

While the hearings are remembered as the comeuppance of Wisconsin Senator Joe McCarthy, on paper they focused on a very narrow topic:

  • McCarthy and his chief counsel, Roy Cohn, were accused of inappropriatel…

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