Regarding the McCarthy hearings, I want to remind everybody in the room that while I disagreed with his tactics as most Americans did, if they read Whitaker chambers book Witness and if they go through the Venona transcripts, Almost every single person [McCarthy] named was a communist sympathizer organizer and involved in the subversion of the United States government. Let's not forget that, that regarding those folks that were held up by Mr. Tub, by Senator Tuberville and the fact that they didn't complain, well good for them because … (02:56–03:05)
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