Cases in American Political Leadership: Nixon: RN and JFK in the 1950s

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I shall post videos, graphs, news stories, and other material. We shall use some of this material in class, and you may review the rest at your convenience. You will all receive invitations to post to the blog. I encourage you to use the blog in these ways:

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Syllabus: https://gov124.blogspot.com/2022/08/cases-in-american-political-leadership.html

Anticommunism in 1950s

October 1, 1949: Mao wins in China. MAKE A MENTAL NOTE OF THE CHINA LOBBY

Catholic opposition

This 1947 pamphlet produced by the Catholic Catechetical Guild Educational Society was part of a "Red Scare" in the U.S. that raised fears about the horrors of a communist takeover
Decree against communism

June 25, 1950: Korean War starts

Joe McCarthy 2/9/1950:

"I have here in my hand a list of 205 . . . a list of names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department."

Maryland and the 1950 version of Deep fake

The legend of George Smathers, "Red Pepper" (Matthews, p. 70) and "Vote American"