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Artist:
Wide World Photos  Search this
Sitter:
Joseph Raymond McCarthy, 14 Nov 1908 - 2 May 1957  Search this
Roy Marcus Cohn, 20 Feb 1927 - Aug 1986  Search this
Ralph Edward Flanders, 28 Sep 1880 - 19 Feb 1970  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 16.3cm x 21.5cm (6 7/16" x 8 7/16"), Accurate
Sheet: 17.8cm x 23.1cm (7" x 9 1/8"), Accurate
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1954
Exhibition Label:
On June 11, 1954, Senator Ralph Flanders (standing) interrupted the televised Army-McCarthy hearings by striding through the standing-room-only crowd in the Senate Caucus Room to hand an envelope to Senator McCarthy. It contained a note announcing Flanders’s intent to denounce McCarthy on the Senate floor. One of McCarthy’s most outspoken critics, Flanders had risen to indict McCarthy on two earlier occasions. On March 9, he railed against the senator for diverting the nation from “far more dangerous problems” than the threat of homegrown Communism. On June 1, he assailed McCarthy as a menace to the United States.
After reading Flanders’s note into the hearings’ record, McCarthy ridiculed him, declaring, “I think they should get a man with a net and take him to a good, quiet place.” Despite this rebuke, Flanders’s challenge to McCarthy echoed a growing shift in public opinion toward the powerful senator.
El 11 de junio de 1954, el senador Ralph Flanders (de pie) interrumpió la audiencia Ejército-McCarthy que se trasmitía por televisión. Flanders caminó confiado entre la multitud que abarrotaba la sala del caucus senatorial y entregó un sobre a McCarthy con el aviso de que se proponía denunciarlo en el pleno del Senado. Siendo uno de los críticos más francos de McCarthy, Flanders lo había acusado en dos ocasiones anteriores. El 9 de marzo tronó contra el senador por distraer a la nación de “problemas mucho más peligrosos” que la amenaza de un comunismo casero. El 1 de junio lo declaró una amenaza para Estados Unidos.
Luego de leer la nota de Flanders para el récord de la audiencia, McCarthy lo ridiculizó: “Creo que deben traer a alguien [que lo atrape] con una red y lo lleve a un lugar tranquilo”. A pesar de esto, el desafío de Flanders era eco de un creciente giro en la opinión pública sobre el poderoso senador.
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Interior\Office  Search this
Equipment\Sound Devices\Microphone  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drinking vessel\Glass  Search this
Equipment\Camera  Search this
Printed Material\Papers\Letter  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Joseph Raymond McCarthy: Male  Search this
Joseph Raymond McCarthy: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Joseph Raymond McCarthy: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this
Joseph Raymond McCarthy: Law and Crime\Judge  Search this
Joseph Raymond McCarthy: Politics and Government\US Senator\Wisconsin  Search this
Joseph Raymond McCarthy: Military and Intelligence\Marine Corps\Officer\Lieutenant  Search this
Roy Marcus Cohn: Male  Search this
Roy Marcus Cohn: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Roy Marcus Cohn: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this
Roy Marcus Cohn: Politics and Government\Powerbroker  Search this
Ralph Edward Flanders: Male  Search this
Ralph Edward Flanders: Literature\Writer  Search this
Ralph Edward Flanders: Science and Technology\Inventor  Search this
Ralph Edward Flanders: Crafts and Trades\Machinist  Search this
Ralph Edward Flanders: Politics and Government\US Senator\Vermont  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.93.146
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Associated Press
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition:
20th Century Americans: 1930-1960
On View:
NPG, South Gallery 321
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d7601758-effa-418e-9fe4-9b8bf40a1d2e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.93.146