David A Nichols
Author
Physical Desc
xiii, 385 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Describes how President Eisenhower used surrogates to orchestrate a secret campaign against the powerful Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy best known for his anti-Communist witch hunt, that ultimately resulted in McCarthy being censured and discredited"--NoveList.
"In January 1954 Senator Joseph McCarthy was one of the most powerful members of the U.S. Senate. By the end of that year he had been censured by his colleagues, and his power was shattered....