By 1950, it seemed the junior Senator from Wisconsin, Joseph McCarthy, was doomed to leave behind an undistinguished tenure. But with one speech in Wheeling, West Virginia on February 9, he'd carve out his space in history. Claiming to have a list of 205 "known communists" in the State Department, McCarthy sparked a nationwide hysteria over subversive elements in the United States government. | American Experience | PBS
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McCarthy chronicles the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator who led a Cold War crusade against Communists. His zealous campaign to root out those he viewed as enemies of the state would test the limits of American decency and democracy. McCarthy airs Monday at 9 PM. For more from American Experience --> http://bit.ly/39rqvHy | Cascade PBS
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