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Joseph Nye Welch (October 22, 1890 – October 6, 1960) was an American lawyer and actor who served as the chief counsel for the United States Army while it was under investigation for Communist activities by Senator Joseph McCarthy's Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, an investigation known as the Army–McCarthy hearings.
13 nov 2009 · Learn how Joseph Welch, special counsel for the U.S. Army, confronted Senator Joseph McCarthy in a dramatic hearing on June 9, 1954. Welch's famous question \"Have you no sense of decency?\" marked the end of McCarthy's power during the Red Scare.
Joseph N. Welch was an actor who appeared in Anatomy of a Murder and other TV shows, and the attorney who represented the Army in the Army-McCarthy hearings. He is best known for his famous rebuke of Senator McCarthy: \"Have you no sense of decency, sir?\"
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Joseph N. Welch was born on October 22, 1890 in Primghar, Iowa, USA. He was an actor, known for Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Startime (1959) and Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960).
- October 22, 1890
- October 6, 1960
13 mag 2024 · Joseph N. Welch is credited with bringing down the fearmongering Sen. Joseph McCarthy during a congressional hearing in 1954. But his famous plea has since taken on a life of its own.
28 apr 2024 · Witness a defining moment in American history as Joseph N. Welch delivers his memorable statement "Have You Left No Sense of Decency?" during the Army-McCarthy hearings.
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Anticommunist crusader Senator Joseph R. McCarthy stepped into national prominence on February 9, 1950, when he mounted an attack on President Truman’s foreign policy agenda. McCarthy charged that the State Department and its Secretary, Dean Acheson, harbored “traitorous” Communists.
