In the midst of the debate on censuring Joe McCarthy, one day last week, Senate Majority Leader William Knowland suddenly claimed the floor. Adjusting the lectern on his desk and fingering a prepared text, Knowland aroused momentary hope that at last some Republican leadership was about to be displayed on the McCarthy issue. What he had to say soon dashed that hope, startled his colleagues on both sides of the aisle.
Although he had urged the Senate to shun non-McCarthy matters during the special censure session, Knowland had an issue of "greater importance"...
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