This list of members of the House Un-American Activities Committee details the names of those members of the
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
who served on the
House Un-American Activities Committee
The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly dubbed the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives, created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloy ...
(HUAC) from its formation as the "Special Committee to Investigate Un-American Activities" in 1938 until the dissolution of the "House Internal Security Committee" in 1975.
New members of the committee marked with bold type.
Special Committee to Investigate Un-American Activities (1938-1944)
Commonly known as the "Dies Committee." The permanent secretary of the committee was
Robert E. Stripling throughout.
75th Congress (1938)
![370403-Dies-Martin](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/370403-Dies-Martin.jpg)
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Martin Dies, Jr. (
D-Texas), Chairman
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John J. Dempsey
John Joseph Dempsey (June 22, 1879 – March 11, 1958) was an American politician and United States Representative from New Mexico who also served as the 13th governor of New Mexico. He was born in White Haven, Pennsylvania, where he attended gr ...
(D-New Mexico)
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Arthur D. Healey
Arthur Daniel Healey (December 29, 1889 – September 16, 1948) was a Democratic United States Representative from Massachusetts from 1933 to 1942 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massac ...
(D-Massachusetts)
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Harold G. Mosier
Harold Gerard Mosier (July 24, 1889 – August 7, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1937 to 1939. He was also the 45th lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1935 to 1937.
Early ...
(D-Ohio)
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Joe Starnes
Joe Starnes (March 31, 1895 – January 9, 1962) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Early life
Joe Starnes was born on March 31, 1895, in Guntersville, Alabama, and attended the public schools.
Career
He taught school in Marshall Cou ...
(D-Alabama)
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Noah M. Mason
__NOTOC__
Noah Morgan Mason (July 19, 1882 – March 29, 1965) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. A conservative Republican, he served 13 terms representing first the state's 12th congressional district and then, after a redrawing of bou ...
(
R-Illinois)
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J. Parnell Thomas
John Parnell Thomas (January 16, 1895 – November 19, 1970) was a stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey as a Republican. He was later a convicted criminal who served nine months in fe ...
(R-New Jersey)
76th Congress (1939-1940)
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Martin Dies, Jr. (D-Texas), Chairman
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John J. Dempsey
John Joseph Dempsey (June 22, 1879 – March 11, 1958) was an American politician and United States Representative from New Mexico who also served as the 13th governor of New Mexico. He was born in White Haven, Pennsylvania, where he attended gr ...
(D-New Mexico)
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Arthur D. Healey
Arthur Daniel Healey (December 29, 1889 – September 16, 1948) was a Democratic United States Representative from Massachusetts from 1933 to 1942 and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massac ...
(D-Massachusetts)
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Joseph E. Casey (D-Massachusetts)
—replacement for Healey
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Joe Starnes
Joe Starnes (March 31, 1895 – January 9, 1962) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Early life
Joe Starnes was born on March 31, 1895, in Guntersville, Alabama, and attended the public schools.
Career
He taught school in Marshall Cou ...
(D-Alabama)
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Jerry Voorhis
Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis (April 6, 1901 – September 11, 1984) was a Democratic politician and educator from California who served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1947, representing the 12th ...
(D- California)
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Noah M. Mason
__NOTOC__
Noah Morgan Mason (July 19, 1882 – March 29, 1965) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. A conservative Republican, he served 13 terms representing first the state's 12th congressional district and then, after a redrawing of bou ...
(R-Illinois)
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J. Parnell Thomas
John Parnell Thomas (January 16, 1895 – November 19, 1970) was a stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey as a Republican. He was later a convicted criminal who served nine months in fe ...
(R-New Jersey)
77th Congress (1941-1942)
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Martin Dies, Jr. (D-Texas), Chairman
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Harry P. Beam
Harry Peter Beam (November 23, 1892 – December 31, 1967) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois from 1931 to 1942.
Early life and career
Born in Peoria, Illinois, Beam moved with his parents to Chicago, ...
(D-Illinois)
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Joseph E. Casey (D-Massachusetts)
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Joe Starnes
Joe Starnes (March 31, 1895 – January 9, 1962) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Early life
Joe Starnes was born on March 31, 1895, in Guntersville, Alabama, and attended the public schools.
Career
He taught school in Marshall Cou ...
(D-Alabama)
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Jerry Voorhis
Horace Jeremiah "Jerry" Voorhis (April 6, 1901 – September 11, 1984) was a Democratic politician and educator from California who served five terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1947, representing the 12th ...
(D- California)
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Noah M. Mason
__NOTOC__
Noah Morgan Mason (July 19, 1882 – March 29, 1965) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. A conservative Republican, he served 13 terms representing first the state's 12th congressional district and then, after a redrawing of bou ...
(R-Illinois)
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J. Parnell Thomas
John Parnell Thomas (January 16, 1895 – November 19, 1970) was a stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey as a Republican. He was later a convicted criminal who served nine months in fe ...
(R-New Jersey)
78th Congress (1943-1944)
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Martin Dies, Jr. (D-Texas), Chairman
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Wirt Courtney
William Wirt Courtney (September 7, 1889 – April 6, 1961) was an American politician and a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Tennessee.
Biography
Born in Franklin, Tennessee, Courtney was the son of Wirt Courtney ...
(D-Tennessee)
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John M. Costello
John Martin Costello (January 15, 1903 – August 28, 1976) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1935 to 1945.
Early life and career
Born in Los Angeles, California, the son ...
(D-California)
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Herman P. Eberharter (D-Pennsylvania)
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Joe Starnes
Joe Starnes (March 31, 1895 – January 9, 1962) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Early life
Joe Starnes was born on March 31, 1895, in Guntersville, Alabama, and attended the public schools.
Career
He taught school in Marshall Cou ...
(D-Alabama)
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Noah M. Mason
__NOTOC__
Noah Morgan Mason (July 19, 1882 – March 29, 1965) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. A conservative Republican, he served 13 terms representing first the state's 12th congressional district and then, after a redrawing of bou ...
(R-Illinois)
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Fred E. Busbey (R-Illinois)
—Replacement for Mason in 1944.
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Karl E. Mundt
Karl Earl Mundt (June 3, 1900August 16, 1974) was an American educator and a Republican member of the United States Congress, representing South Dakota in the United States House of Representatives (1939–48) and in the United States Senate (19 ...
(R-South Dakota)
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J. Parnell Thomas
John Parnell Thomas (January 16, 1895 – November 19, 1970) was a stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey as a Republican. He was later a convicted criminal who served nine months in fe ...
(R-New Jersey)
Committee on Un-American Activities (1945-1968)
Effective with the 79th Congress of 1945, the former special committee of the House of Representatives was made permanent, expanded to 9 members, and renamed. Permanent secretaries of the committee would be
Robert E. Stripling (1945-1948), John W. Carrington (1949-1952), Thomas W. Beale, Sr. (1953-1956), Richard Arens (1957-1960),
Frank S. Tavenner, Jr. (1961-1962), Francis J. McNamara (1963-1968).
79th Congress (1945-1946)
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Edward J. Hart (D-New Jersey), Chairman
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John S. Wood (D-Georgia)
—Replacement for Hart as Chairman.
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Herbert C. Bonner
Herbert Covington Bonner (May 16, 1891 – November 7, 1965) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1940 and 1965.
Born in Washington, North Carolina, Bonner attended school in Warrenton. He served in the United Stat ...
(D-North Carolina)
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John R. Murdock (D-Arizona)
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J. Hardin Peterson
James Hardin Peterson (February 11, 1894 – March 28, 1978) was a U.S. Representative from Florida.
Early life and career
Peterson was born in Batesburg, South Carolina. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida, in 1903, and he attended the publ ...
(D-Florida)
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John E. Rankin
John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley A ...
(D-Mississippi)
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J. W. Robinson (D-Utah)
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Gerald W. Landis
Gerald Wayne Landis (February 23, 1895 – September 6, 1971) was an American educator and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1939 to 1949.
Biography
Born in Bloomfield, Indiana, Landis attended the pub ...
(R-Indiana)
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Karl E. Mundt
Karl Earl Mundt (June 3, 1900August 16, 1974) was an American educator and a Republican member of the United States Congress, representing South Dakota in the United States House of Representatives (1939–48) and in the United States Senate (19 ...
(R-South Dakota)
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J. Parnell Thomas
John Parnell Thomas (January 16, 1895 – November 19, 1970) was a stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey as a Republican. He was later a convicted criminal who served nine months in fe ...
(R-New Jersey)
80th Congress (1947-1948)
![Nixon campaigns in Sausalito 1950](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Nixon_campaigns_in_Sausalito_1950.jpg)
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J. Parnell Thomas
John Parnell Thomas (January 16, 1895 – November 19, 1970) was a stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey as a Republican. He was later a convicted criminal who served nine months in fe ...
(R-New Jersey), Chairman
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John McDowell
John Henry McDowell, FBA (born 7 March 1942) is a South African philosopher, formerly a fellow of University College, Oxford, and now university professor at the University of Pittsburgh. Although he has written on metaphysics, epistemology, ...
(R-Pennsylvania)
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Karl E. Mundt
Karl Earl Mundt (June 3, 1900August 16, 1974) was an American educator and a Republican member of the United States Congress, representing South Dakota in the United States House of Representatives (1939–48) and in the United States Senate (19 ...
(R-South Dakota)
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Richard M. Nixon (R-California)
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Richard B. Vail (R-Illinois)
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Herbert C. Bonner
Herbert Covington Bonner (May 16, 1891 – November 7, 1965) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1940 and 1965.
Born in Washington, North Carolina, Bonner attended school in Warrenton. He served in the United Stat ...
(D-North Carolina)
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F. Edward Hébert (D-Louisiana)
—Replacement for Bonner in 1948.
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J. Hardin Peterson
James Hardin Peterson (February 11, 1894 – March 28, 1978) was a U.S. Representative from Florida.
Early life and career
Peterson was born in Batesburg, South Carolina. His family moved to Lakeland, Florida, in 1903, and he attended the publ ...
(D-Florida)
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John E. Rankin
John Elliott Rankin (March 29, 1882 – November 26, 1960) was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley A ...
(D-Mississippi)
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John S. Wood (D-Georgia)
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Harold F. Youngblood (R-Michigan)
81st Congress (1949-1950)
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John S. Wood (D-Georgia), Chairman
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Burr P. Harrison
Burr Powell Harrison (July 2, 1904 – December 29, 1973) was a Virginia lawyer, judge and Democratic politician who was a member of the Byrd Organization and served as U.S. Congressman representing Virginia's 7th congressional district (as h ...
(D-Virginia)
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John McSweeney (D-Ohio)
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Morgan M. Moulder
Morgan Moore Moulder (August 31, 1904 – November 12, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Background
Born in Linn Creek, Missouri, Moulder attended the public schools of Linn Creek and Lebanon, Missouri, and the University of Missour ...
(D-Missouri)
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Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
(D-Pennsylvania)
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Francis Case (R-South Dakota)
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Richard M. Nixon (R-California)
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J. Parnell Thomas
John Parnell Thomas (January 16, 1895 – November 19, 1970) was a stockbroker and politician. He was elected to seven terms as a U.S. Representative from New Jersey as a Republican. He was later a convicted criminal who served nine months in fe ...
(R-New Jersey)
—Ranking Republican in 1949, vacated position by end of that year, leaving Nixon as ranking Republican.
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Harold H. Velde
Harold Himmel Velde (April 1, 1910 – September 1, 1985) was a Republican American political figure from Illinois. While United States Congressman for Illinois's 18th congressional district he was chairman of the House Un-American Activities Co ...
(R-Illinois)
82nd Congress (1951-1952)
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John S. Wood (D-Georgia), Chairman
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Clyde Doyle
Clyde Gilman Doyle (July 11, 1887 – March 14, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California in the mid-20th century.
Biography
Clyde Doyle was born in Oakland, Alameda County, Cal ...
(D-California)
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James B. Frazier, Jr. (D-Tennessee)
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Morgan M. Moulder
Morgan Moore Moulder (August 31, 1904 – November 12, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Background
Born in Linn Creek, Missouri, Moulder attended the public schools of Linn Creek and Lebanon, Missouri, and the University of Missour ...
(D-Missouri)
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Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
(D-Pennsylvania)
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Donald L. Jackson
Donald Lester Jackson (January 23, 1910 – May 27, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from California from 1947 to 1961.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds County, South Dakota, Jackson attended the public schools of South Dakota and California.
Bi ...
(R-California)
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Bernard W. "Pat" Kearney (R-New York)
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Charles E. Potter (R-Michigan)
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Harold H. Velde
Harold Himmel Velde (April 1, 1910 – September 1, 1985) was a Republican American political figure from Illinois. While United States Congressman for Illinois's 18th congressional district he was chairman of the House Un-American Activities Co ...
(R-Illinois)
83rd Congress (1953-1954)
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Harold H. Velde
Harold Himmel Velde (April 1, 1910 – September 1, 1985) was a Republican American political figure from Illinois. While United States Congressman for Illinois's 18th congressional district he was chairman of the House Un-American Activities Co ...
(R-Illinois), Chairman
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Kit Clardy (R-Michigan)
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Donald L. Jackson
Donald Lester Jackson (January 23, 1910 – May 27, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from California from 1947 to 1961.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds County, South Dakota, Jackson attended the public schools of South Dakota and California.
Bi ...
(R-California)
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Bernard W. "Pat" Kearney (R-New York)
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Gordon H. Scherer (R-Ohio)
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Clyde Doyle
Clyde Gilman Doyle (July 11, 1887 – March 14, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California in the mid-20th century.
Biography
Clyde Doyle was born in Oakland, Alameda County, Cal ...
(D-California)
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James B. Frazier, Jr. (D-Tennessee)
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Morgan M. Moulder
Morgan Moore Moulder (August 31, 1904 – November 12, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Background
Born in Linn Creek, Missouri, Moulder attended the public schools of Linn Creek and Lebanon, Missouri, and the University of Missour ...
(D-Missouri)
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Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
(D-Pennsylvania)
84th Congress (1955-1956)
![3909-walter-francis-e](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/3909-walter-francis-e.jpg)
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Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
(D-Pennsylvania), Chairman
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Clyde Doyle
Clyde Gilman Doyle (July 11, 1887 – March 14, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California in the mid-20th century.
Biography
Clyde Doyle was born in Oakland, Alameda County, Cal ...
(D-California)
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James B. Frazier, Jr. (D-Tennessee)
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Morgan M. Moulder
Morgan Moore Moulder (August 31, 1904 – November 12, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Background
Born in Linn Creek, Missouri, Moulder attended the public schools of Linn Creek and Lebanon, Missouri, and the University of Missour ...
(D-Missouri)
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Edwin E. Willis
Edwin Edward Willis (October 2, 1904 – October 24, 1972) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Louisiana who was affiliated with the Long political faction. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana State Senate du ...
(D-Louisiana)
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Donald L. Jackson
Donald Lester Jackson (January 23, 1910 – May 27, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from California from 1947 to 1961.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds County, South Dakota, Jackson attended the public schools of South Dakota and California.
Bi ...
(R-California)
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Bernard W. "Pat" Kearney (R-New York)
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Gordon H. Scherer (R-Ohio)
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Harold H. Velde
Harold Himmel Velde (April 1, 1910 – September 1, 1985) was a Republican American political figure from Illinois. While United States Congressman for Illinois's 18th congressional district he was chairman of the House Un-American Activities Co ...
(R-Illinois)
85th Congress (1957-1958)
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Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
(D-Pennsylvania), Chairman
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Clyde Doyle
Clyde Gilman Doyle (July 11, 1887 – March 14, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California in the mid-20th century.
Biography
Clyde Doyle was born in Oakland, Alameda County, Cal ...
(D-California)
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James B. Frazier, Jr. (D-Tennessee)
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Morgan M. Moulder
Morgan Moore Moulder (August 31, 1904 – November 12, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Background
Born in Linn Creek, Missouri, Moulder attended the public schools of Linn Creek and Lebanon, Missouri, and the University of Missour ...
(D-Missouri)
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Edwin E. Willis
Edwin Edward Willis (October 2, 1904 – October 24, 1972) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Louisiana who was affiliated with the Long political faction. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana State Senate du ...
(D-Louisiana)
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Donald L. Jackson
Donald Lester Jackson (January 23, 1910 – May 27, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from California from 1947 to 1961.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds County, South Dakota, Jackson attended the public schools of South Dakota and California.
Bi ...
(R-California)
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Bernard W. "Pat" Kearney (R-New York)
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Robert J. McIntosh (R-Michigan)
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Gordon H. Scherer (R-Ohio)
86th Congress (1959-1960)
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Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
(D-Pennsylvania), Chairman
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Clyde Doyle
Clyde Gilman Doyle (July 11, 1887 – March 14, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California in the mid-20th century.
Biography
Clyde Doyle was born in Oakland, Alameda County, Cal ...
(D-California)
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Morgan M. Moulder
Morgan Moore Moulder (August 31, 1904 – November 12, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Background
Born in Linn Creek, Missouri, Moulder attended the public schools of Linn Creek and Lebanon, Missouri, and the University of Missour ...
(D-Missouri)
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William M. Tuck (D-Virginia)
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Edwin E. Willis
Edwin Edward Willis (October 2, 1904 – October 24, 1972) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Louisiana who was affiliated with the Long political faction. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana State Senate du ...
(D-Louisiana)
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Donald L. Jackson
Donald Lester Jackson (January 23, 1910 – May 27, 1981) was a U.S. Representative from California from 1947 to 1961.
Born in Ipswich, Edmunds County, South Dakota, Jackson attended the public schools of South Dakota and California.
Bi ...
(R-California)
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August E. Johansen
August Edgar Johansen (July 21, 1905 – April 16, 1995) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Biography
Johansen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the public schools in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Olivet ...
(R-Michigan)
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William E. Miller
William Edward Miller (March 22, 1914 – June 24, 1983) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from New York as a Republican. During the 1964 presidential election, he was the Republican nominee fo ...
(R-New York)
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Gordon H. Scherer (R-Ohio)
87th Congress (1961-1962)
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Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
(D-Pennsylvania), Chairman
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Clyde Doyle
Clyde Gilman Doyle (July 11, 1887 – March 14, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California in the mid-20th century.
Biography
Clyde Doyle was born in Oakland, Alameda County, Cal ...
(D-California)
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Morgan M. Moulder
Morgan Moore Moulder (August 31, 1904 – November 12, 1976) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Background
Born in Linn Creek, Missouri, Moulder attended the public schools of Linn Creek and Lebanon, Missouri, and the University of Missour ...
(D-Missouri)
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William M. Tuck (D-Virginia)
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Edwin E. Willis
Edwin Edward Willis (October 2, 1904 – October 24, 1972) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Louisiana who was affiliated with the Long political faction. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana State Senate du ...
(D-Louisiana)
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Donald C. Bruce (R-Indiana)
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August E. Johansen
August Edgar Johansen (July 21, 1905 – April 16, 1995) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Biography
Johansen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the public schools in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Olivet ...
(R-Michigan)
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Gordon H. Scherer (R-Ohio)
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Henry C. Schadeberg (R-Wisconsin)
88th Congress (1963-1964)
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Francis E. Walter
Francis Eugene Walter (May 26, 1894 – May 31, 1963) was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Walter was a prominent member of the House Un-American Activities Committee ...
(D-Pennsylvania), Chairman
—Died May 31, 1963.
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Richard H. Ichord (D-Missouri)
—Member of the committee in 1964.
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Clyde Doyle
Clyde Gilman Doyle (July 11, 1887 – March 14, 1963) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States representative from California in the mid-20th century.
Biography
Clyde Doyle was born in Oakland, Alameda County, Cal ...
(D-California) (1963)
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George F. Senner, Jr.
George Frederick Senner Jr. (November 24, 1921 – October 6, 2007) was an American Democratic politician from Arizona.
Biography
Senner was born in Miami, Arizona. He graduated from Miami High School, where he played football and was preside ...
(D-Arizona)
—Member of the committee in 1964.
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Joe R. Pool (D-Texas)
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William M. Tuck (D-Virginia)
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Edwin E. Willis
Edwin Edward Willis (October 2, 1904 – October 24, 1972) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Louisiana who was affiliated with the Long political faction. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana State Senate du ...
(D-Louisiana)
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John M. Ashbrook (R-Ohio)
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Donald C. Bruce (R-Indiana)
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August E. Johansen
August Edgar Johansen (July 21, 1905 – April 16, 1995) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Biography
Johansen was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and attended the public schools in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Olivet ...
(R-Michigan)
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Henry C. Schadeberg (R-Wisconsin)
89th Congress (1965-1966)
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Edwin E. Willis
Edwin Edward Willis (October 2, 1904 – October 24, 1972) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Louisiana who was affiliated with the Long political faction. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana State Senate du ...
(D-Louisiana), Chairman
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Richard H. Ichord (D-Missouri)
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Joe R. Pool (D-Texas)
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George F. Senner, Jr.
George Frederick Senner Jr. (November 24, 1921 – October 6, 2007) was an American Democratic politician from Arizona.
Biography
Senner was born in Miami, Arizona. He graduated from Miami High School, where he played football and was preside ...
(D-Arizona)
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William M. Tuck (D-Virginia)
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Charles L. Weltner (D-Georgia)
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John M. Ashbrook (R-Ohio)
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John H. Buchanan, Jr. (R-Alabama)
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Del Clawson
Delwin Morgan Clawson (January 11, 1914 – May 5, 1992) was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served as mayor of Compton, California.
Clawson was born in Thatcher, Arizona and attended Gila ...
(R-California)
90th Congress (1967-1968)
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Edwin E. Willis
Edwin Edward Willis (October 2, 1904 – October 24, 1972) was an American politician and attorney from the U.S. state of Louisiana who was affiliated with the Long political faction. A Democrat, he served in the Louisiana State Senate du ...
(D-Louisiana), Chairman
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John C. Culver
John Chester Culver (August 8, 1932 – December 26, 2018) was an American politician, writer and lawyer who was elected to both the United States House of Representatives (1965–1975) and United States Senate (1975–1981) from Iowa. A memb ...
(D-Iowa)
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Richard H. Ichord (D-Missouri)
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Joe R. Pool (D-Texas)
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William M. Tuck (D-Virginia)
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John M. Ashbrook (R-Ohio)
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Del Clawson
Delwin Morgan Clawson (January 11, 1914 – May 5, 1992) was an American politician. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He also served as mayor of Compton, California.
Clawson was born in Thatcher, Arizona and attended Gila ...
(R-California)
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Richard L. Roudebush
Richard Lowell Roudebush (January 18, 1918 – January 28, 1995) was an American World War II veteran who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1961 to 1971.
Early life and education
Born on a farm in Hamilton County, n ...
(R-Indiana)
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Albert W. Watson (R-South Carolina)
Committee on Internal Security
![Ichord-Richard-1969](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/Ichord-Richard-1969.jpg)
In February 1969 the name of the committee was changed for a second time. The 9 member Committee on Internal Security would remain in existence until 1975. Chief professional staff members of the Committee on Internal Security included Donald G. Sanders (1969-1973),
[Bentley, ''Thirty Years of Treason,'' pg. 957.] Robert M. Horner (???-1973), and William H. Stapleton (1974-1975).
The House Committee on Internal Security was formally terminated on January 14, 1975, the day of the opening of the 94th Congress.
[Charles E. Schamel]
''Records of the US House of Representatives, Record Group 233: Records of the House Un-American Activities Committee, 1945-1969 (Renamed the) House Internal Security Committee, 1969-1976.''
Washington, DC: Center for Legislative Archives, National Archives and Records, July 1995; pg. 4. The Committee's files and staff were transferred on that day to the House Judiciary Committee from whence the Internal Security Committee had sprung.
91st Congress (1969-1970)
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Richard H. Ichord (D-Missouri), Chairman
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Edwin W. Edwards (D-Louisiana)
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Claude Pepper
Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the Mi ...
(D-Florida)
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Richardson Preyer (D-North Carolina)
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Louis Stokes
Louis Stokes (February 23, 1925 – August 18, 2015) was an American attorney, civil rights pioneer and politician. He served 15 terms in the United States House of Representatives – representing the east side of Cleveland – and was the firs ...
(D-Ohio)
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John M. Ashbrook (R-Ohio)
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Richard L. Roudebush
Richard Lowell Roudebush (January 18, 1918 – January 28, 1995) was an American World War II veteran who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1961 to 1971.
Early life and education
Born on a farm in Hamilton County, n ...
(R-Indiana)
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William J. Scherle
William Joseph Scherle (March 14, 1923August 27, 2003) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Southwestern Iowa from 1967 to 1975. He was a member of the Republican Party.
Early life
Born in Little Falls, New York, ...
(R-Iowa)
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Albert W. Watson (R-South Carolina)
92nd Congress (1971-1972)
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Richard H. Ichord (D-Missouri), Chairman
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Mendel J. Davis (D-South Carolina)
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Robert F. Drinan (D-Massachusetts)
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Claude Pepper
Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the Mi ...
(D-Florida)
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Richardson Preyer (D-North Carolina)
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John M. Ashbrook (R-Ohio)
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John G. Schmitz (R-California)
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Fletcher Thompson
Standish Fletcher Thompson (February 5, 1925 – September 13, 2022) was an American lawyer, World War II veteran and Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1973 from the 5th Congr ...
(R-Georgia)
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Roger H. Zion (R-Indiana)
93rd Congress (1973-1974)
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Mendel J. Davis (D-South Carolina)
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Robert F. Drinan (D-Massachusetts)
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Claude Pepper
Claude Denson Pepper (September 8, 1900 – May 30, 1989) was an American politician of the Democratic Party, and a spokesman for left-liberalism and the elderly. He represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1936 to 1951, and the Mi ...
(D-Florida)
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Richardson Preyer (D-North Carolina)
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John M. Ashbrook (R-Ohio)
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J. Herbert Burke (R-Florida)
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Tennyson Guyer
Tennyson Guyer (November 29, 1912 – April 12, 1981) was a member of the United States House of Representatives. He was a Republican from Ohio for four terms from 1973 to 1981.
Early life and career
Born in Findlay, Ohio on November 29, eith ...
(R-Ohio)
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Roger H. Zion (R-Indiana)
See also
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Footnotes
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Further reading
* William F. Buckley, ''The Committee and Its Critics; a Calm Review of the House Committee on Un-American Activities.'' New York: Putnam Books, 1962.
* Robert K. Carr, ''The House Committee on Un-American Activities.'' Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1952.
* Frank J. Donner, ''The Un-Americans.'' New York: Ballantine Books, 1961.
* Walter Goodman, ''The Committee: The Extraordinary Career of the House Committee on Un-American Activities.'' New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1968.
* Joseph Litvak, ''The Un-Americans : Jews, the Blacklist, and Stoolpigeon Culture.'' Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2009.
* Kenneth O'Reilly, ''Hoover and the Unamericans: The FBI, HUAC, and the Red Menace.'' Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983.
Legal history of the United States
Anti-communism in the United States
Cold War history of the United States
Political repression in the United States
Un-American activities
McCarthyism