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Closed-Door McCarthy Transcripts Released

The U.S. Senate releases thousands of pages of transcripts from closed-door hearings held by Sen. Joseph McCarthy. The committee McCarthy chaired in the mid-1950s interrogated political and cultural figures in an anti-Communist crusade. Hear NPR's David Welna.

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David Welna is NPR's national security correspondent.
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