Compare And Contrast Mr. Acheson And Mccarthy

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McCarthy, overall, only wrote about one thing, disloyalty without evidence. The main idea of this telegram was accusing 57 disloyal communists who were still working at the State Department. McCarthy wrote to Truman that he already accused this communists as a risk, danger, and spies at the Loyalty Order. However, they were still working at the department. McCarthy blackmailed Truman’s secretary, Mr. Acheson, saying that he knew about the 57 communists. At the end, he also mentioned how homosexuals working at the department were a risk since they could be easily fool. He even gave two things that could be expected from Truman’s actions. Overall, McCarthy never gave evidence, or the exact names of the 57 disloyal communists. Truman’s unsent

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