McCarthy had many supporters, such as Joseph Kennedy. Kennedy became friends with McCarthy because he found him to be a likable fellow Catholic who had all the right ideas on domestic communist. “JFK liked the fact that McCarthy went after the "elites" in the State Department whom JFK regarded with contempt” (the Kennedys and McCarthyism, web). Even before McCarthy made accusations against the State Department of subversion, JFK had already aligned himself with the militant anti-communists who blamed the Truman State Department for the loss of China.
In January 1949, JFK declared on the House floor “There were also other deep personal bonds between JFK and McCarthy by the time McCarthy reached the peak of his power in 1952 and 1953. Not only had McCarthy been a frequent guest at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis, but McCarthy had also dated two Kennedy sisters, first Eunice, mother of Maria Shriver, and then Pat, who later married actor Peter Lawford” (The Kennedys and McCarthyism, web). McCarthy was invited to the wedding reception for Eunice and Sargent Shriver, and even presented Eunice with a silver cigarette case inscribed To Eunice and Bob from one who lost (The Kennedys and McCarthyism, web). …show more content…
Joseph Welsh, U.S. Army’s attorney , responded famously by saying, "I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your wrecklessness. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?"(The Fall of McCarthy, web). The public quickly shifted its opinion of the man who had insulted members of the Armed Forces. President Eisenhower and the rest of the Senate agreed with Welsh. In 1954, the Senate censured McCarthy on 46 charges for abuse of legislative powers. He was eventually censured on only two of the charges because the Senate did not want to project the image of being "soft" on communism. Instead, the censure resolution stated that he had abused his power as a senator. He remained in office but was left with virtually no
In January 1949, JFK declared on the House floor “There were also other deep personal bonds between JFK and McCarthy by the time McCarthy reached the peak of his power in 1952 and 1953. Not only had McCarthy been a frequent guest at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis, but McCarthy had also dated two Kennedy sisters, first Eunice, mother of Maria Shriver, and then Pat, who later married actor Peter Lawford” (The Kennedys and McCarthyism, web). McCarthy was invited to the wedding reception for Eunice and Sargent Shriver, and even presented Eunice with a silver cigarette case inscribed To Eunice and Bob from one who lost (The Kennedys and McCarthyism, web). …show more content…
Joseph Welsh, U.S. Army’s attorney , responded famously by saying, "I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your wrecklessness. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?"(The Fall of McCarthy, web). The public quickly shifted its opinion of the man who had insulted members of the Armed Forces. President Eisenhower and the rest of the Senate agreed with Welsh. In 1954, the Senate censured McCarthy on 46 charges for abuse of legislative powers. He was eventually censured on only two of the charges because the Senate did not want to project the image of being "soft" on communism. Instead, the censure resolution stated that he had abused his power as a senator. He remained in office but was left with virtually no