Far-right author Ann Coulter drew plenty of criticism when she vigorously defended Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisconsin) in her 2003 book "Treason: Liberal Treachery From the Cold War to the War on ...

On June 9, 1950, four months after his breakout speech about Communists in the federal government, Joseph McCarthy was the keynote speaker at the Wisconsin Republican Party's convention in Milwaukee.

Dread of McCarthy's wrath was so pervasive that leaders of VOA's parent agency resigned, numerous employees were fired, and an engineer killed himself. (AP Photo/Art by Katie Kosma) b Sign up for The ...