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McCarthy’s espionage claims spur Senate inquiry showdown
The Tydings Committee led by Sen. Millard Tydings studied McCarthy’s 81 cases and heard 35 witnesses over four months, faulting the charges as false while noting the process fueled partisan clash. McCarthy pressed records, attacked Lattimore and Jessup, and drew reactions from Democrats and Republicans about loyalty in the State Department.
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Department of State
Senate
McCarthy
House
Sen. McCarthy
State Department
Tydings Committee
United States
Republican Committee
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Massachusetts
Lodge
Department
Truman
Wisconsin
Owen Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
Philip C. Jessup
U. S
Lattimore
Jessup
Cordell Hull
James F. Byrnes
George ©. Marshall