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Point of Order!

"The Army-McCarthy Hearings of 1954"

Point of Order is compiled from TV footage of the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings, in which the Army accused Senator McCarthy of improperly pressuring the Army for special privileges for Private David Schine, formerly of McCarthy's investigative staff. McCarthy accused the Army of holding Schine hostage to keep him from searching for Communists in the Army. These hearings resulted in McCarthy's eventual censure for conduct unbecoming a senator.

Top Cast

  • Joseph McCarthy

    Joseph McCarthy

    Self

  • Roy Cohn

    Roy Cohn

    Self

  • Karl E. Mundt

    Karl E. Mundt

    Self

  • Joseph N. Welch

    Joseph N. Welch

    Self

  • Stuart Symington

    Stuart Symington

    Self

  • Scoop Jackson

    Scoop Jackson

    Self

  • John L. McClellan

    John L. McClellan

    Self

  • G. David Schine

    G. David Schine

    Self

Overview

Point of Order is compiled from TV footage of the 1954 Army-McCarthy hearings, in which the Army accused Senator McCarthy of improperly pressuring the Army for special privileges for Private David Schine, formerly of McCarthy's investigative staff. McCarthy accused the Army of holding Schine hostage to keep him from searching for Communists in the Army. These hearings resulted in McCarthy's eventual censure for conduct unbecoming a senator.

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