Episode 6: Under Pressure

Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra by MS NOW

Jul 22, 202400:52:55News & Politics

As Sen. Joseph McCarthy's activities -- and his troubling connections to those on the ultra right -- are exposed in the press, Democratic Sen. Lester Hunt launches a final effort to take McCarthy on and rein in his abuse...

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