<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>The Fight Against Communism: The McCarthyism Controversy</dc:title><dc:date>1951-08-22</dc:date><dc:creator>unknown</dc:creator><dc:rights>http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/</dc:rights><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:identifier>http://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_047_3_27_20_0012</dc:identifier><dc:description>The document is a series of letters and articles discussing government expenditures, specifically criticizing wasteful spending on projects like the Oolagah Dam, the President's yacht, and White House improvements. It also discusses Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist efforts and the backlash he faced from the left-wing media and politicians. McCarthy's efforts to remove Communists from government positions are highlighted, as well as the ineffectiveness of existing loyalty procedures within the State Department.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>