EISENHOWER, Dwight D. Typed letter signed ("Dwight D. Eisenhower"), as former President, to Donald T. Pope, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1 November 1963. 1 page, 4to, personal stationery . "MCCARTHYISM WAS A REAL CALAMITY FOR OUR COUNTRY" Joseph McCarthy was dead six years by the time Eisenhower writes this short letter, but already the word "McCarthyism" had found its place in the American language as a synonym for wild demagoguery and false accusation. "McCarthyism was a real calamity for our country," Eisenhower writes, "While some others have adopted his same course, happily, they are not in a position to cause as much public concern as he did. I am grateful for the kind sentiments you express about me." Eisenhower had a mixed record on McCarthyism. During his 1952 campaign Eisenhower sat meekly on the same platform with McCarthy as the Senator lambasted top government officials, including Ike's former wartime boss, General George C. Marshall. Though he found McCarthy and his methods repugnant, Eisenhower declined to attack him directly, in part out of fear of dividing the GOP. But also because he realized that above all McCarthy was a cynical publicity hound and attacking him would only play into his hands, enhancing his stature. Instead, Ike discreetly lobbied leading Senators and Congressman. The televised hearings of McCarthy's investigation into communist influence in the U. S. Army in 1954 let all Americans see the Senator's bullying tactics in action. It turned the public against him. And, once it was safe to do so, lawmakers followed suit, censuring McCarthy in December 1954. The Senator died of alcoholism in 1957.
EISENHOWER, Dwight D. Typed letter signed ("Dwight D. Eisenhower"), as former President, to Donald T. Pope, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 1 November 1963. 1 page, 4to, personal stationery . "MCCARTHYISM WAS A REAL CALAMITY FOR OUR COUNTRY" Joseph McCarthy was dead six years by the time Eisenhower writes this short letter, but already the word "McCarthyism" had found its place in the American language as a synonym for wild demagoguery and false accusation. "McCarthyism was a real calamity for our country," Eisenhower writes, "While some others have adopted his same course, happily, they are not in a position to cause as much public concern as he did. I am grateful for the kind sentiments you express about me." Eisenhower had a mixed record on McCarthyism. During his 1952 campaign Eisenhower sat meekly on the same platform with McCarthy as the Senator lambasted top government officials, including Ike's former wartime boss, General George C. Marshall. Though he found McCarthy and his methods repugnant, Eisenhower declined to attack him directly, in part out of fear of dividing the GOP. But also because he realized that above all McCarthy was a cynical publicity hound and attacking him would only play into his hands, enhancing his stature. Instead, Ike discreetly lobbied leading Senators and Congressman. The televised hearings of McCarthy's investigation into communist influence in the U. S. Army in 1954 let all Americans see the Senator's bullying tactics in action. It turned the public against him. And, once it was safe to do so, lawmakers followed suit, censuring McCarthy in December 1954. The Senator died of alcoholism in 1957.
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