Claim
Claim 855
James Wechsler was called before Senator Joseph McCarthy's Senate subcommittee, where Wechsler confronted his questioners, according to History News Network.
- Statement
- James Wechsler was called before Senator Joseph McCarthy's Senate subcommittee, where Wechsler confronted his questioners, according to History News Network.
- Field
- action
- Value
- Wechsler summoned before McCarthy's subcommittee
- Publisher
- James Wechsler: The Editor Who Dared Challenge J. Edgar Hoover (History News Network)
- Method
- outlet report
- Checked
- 2026-09-26
- Confidence
- medium
- Status
- current
- Source date
- 2004-01-05
Quotation from the source
He was hauled before the senator's Senate committee in a nasty spectacle in which Wechsler confronted his inquisitors.