In 1950, Joseph McCarthy accused Owen Lattimore of being a "top Russian spy." Lattimore's experience defending himself explains how the anti-communist system worked. | American Experience | PBS

On February 9, 1950, a then-unknown senator named Joseph McCarthy delivered one of the most consequential speeches of his generation. | American Experience | PBS

Joseph McCarthy, whose name became synonymous with the political witch hunts of the Red Scare, died on May 2, 1957, at 48 years old. | American Experience | PBS

Before his name became synonymous with political witch hunts, Joseph McCarthy was simply a senator from Wisconsin. Tune in or stream #McCarthyPBS Mon, Jan 6 at 9/8c on American Experience | PBS. | PBS