President Truman's Unsent Reply to Senator Joseph McCarthy's Telegram
2/11/1950
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In this undated (and apparently unsent) reply, President Truman states that Senator Joseph McCarthy is not fit to serve in the U.S. government, adding that the people of Wisconsin must be very sorry to be represented in the Senate by such a person.
The reply was drafted in response to a telegram Truman received from McCarthy. In it, McCarthy asserted that he had the names of fifty-seven Communists who were working in the State Department, and called upon the President to provide Congress with a full accounting of Communist infiltration of the Department, including the role of alleged Communist spy Alger Hiss in protecting security risks.
The reply was drafted in response to a telegram Truman received from McCarthy. In it, McCarthy asserted that he had the names of fifty-seven Communists who were working in the State Department, and called upon the President to provide Congress with a full accounting of Communist infiltration of the Department, including the role of alleged Communist spy Alger Hiss in protecting security risks.
This primary source comes from the President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 201514
Full Citation: President Truman's Unsent Reply to Senator Joseph McCarthy's Telegram; 2/11/1950; President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration). [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/trumans-unsent-reply-to-mccarthy, September 17, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
