Photo by Thomas J. O'Halloran, from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.

Senator Joseph McCarthy at a microphine

Senator Joseph McCarthy stands at a microphone with two other men, probably discussing the Senate Select Committee to Study Censure Charges, also known as the Watkins Committee because it was chaired by Senator Arthur V. Watkins. The date: June of 1954. Photo by Thomas J. O'Halloran, from the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Reproduction Number: LC-DIG-ds-07186.

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