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McCarthy Senate Censure

United States · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1954

Dwight David Eisenhower2 December 1954

Washington · Government / Republican Party Government

The Senate censures Senator Joseph McCarthy, marking the collapse of his political influence during Eisenhower's presidency.

Names involved

Dwight David Eisenhower

Provenance

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