United Press (Washington). Joseph McCarthy Newsfilm, 1954

Container Title
Series: Films
Physical Description: All films are positives, 16 mm, black and white, sound and silent 
AE 451
[Watkins Committee], 1954
Note: Silent footage of Joe in the hallway, waves to camera; Sound footage of interview with Joe regarding lawyers; spliced onto United Press WA-2590 sound footage of Joe in Committee with Arthur Watkins speaking; silent footage of close-up of Joe, man waking up from a cot and a man washing his face possibly in a unknown Federal building; shot of the capitol building with Joe entering.
AE 452
[Censure and Watkins Committee], 1954
Note: United Press WA 2334 sound footage of press conference, Joe responds to questions regarding censure report and talks about libelous smears in the paper; splice onto United Press WA 2564 sound footage of press conference, Joe responds further to questions about censure report acknowledging he does not know what changes were made in the report yet; spliced onto United Press WA 2570 sound footage McCarthy press statement after censure, he states that the real victor is the Communists and that the Watkins Committee has become the involuntary agent of the Communist Party.
AE 453
[False reporting, Senator Johnson, and Censure], 1954
Note: United Press WA-2388 silent footage of press room with newspaper headline that reads “ McCarthy loses move to bar Johnson”; sound footage McCarthy at microphone responding to remarks of Senator Watkins and the committee, McCarthy then responds to paper article and false reporting; spliced onto United Press WA 2381 sound footage of a press conference/interview and McCarthy is asked about Senator Johnson and his position on what he said, that “all Democratic leaders loathe McCarthy”; spliced onto United Press WA 2482 silent footage of Joe with briefcase, on it a sticker reads “Who promoted Peress”; sound footage of Joe at desk, he asked if he thinks he will win the censure battle and if he thinks we have lost the farm vote.
AE 454
[Atomic Energy Committee, McCarthy rally, foreign relations], 1954
Note: United Press WA-2977 sound footage of McCarthy being interviewed about the Yalta Conference documentation, he states that the State Department is censoring the documents, footage of a man outside making a statement about how the documents being released can hurt foreign policy; Silent footage of men at a table, and a crowd; Sound footage in committee man speaking “nothing this subcommittee can do to stop the Dixon-Yates contract”; Silent footage of men in chambers?; spliced onto United Press WA-2440 silent footage of large crowd in an auditorium and people on stage, people with signs that read :We are Democrats against Communism” and “Massachusetts thanks Wisconsin”, sound footage of man on stage speaking, sign reads “For America, for Wisconsin, for McCarthy”, Joe accepting an award speaking at podium, man singing a song about McCarthy; silent footage of Republican National Committee office door and women inside working and footage of DNC office door with women working inside.
AE 451
[Watkins Committee], 1954
Note: Silent footage of Joe in the hallway, waves to camera; Sound footage of interview with Joe regarding lawyers; spliced onto United Press WA-2590 sound footage of Joe in Committee with Arthur Watkins speaking; silent footage of close-up of Joe, man waking up from a cot and a man washing his face possibly in a unknown Federal building; shot of the capitol building with Joe entering.
AE 452
[Censure and Watkins Committee], 1954
Note: United Press WA 2334 sound footage of press conference, Joe responds to questions regarding censure report and talks about libelous smears in the paper; splice onto United Press WA 2564 sound footage of press conference, Joe responds further to questions about censure report acknowledging he does not know what changes were made in the report yet; spliced onto United Press WA 2570 sound footage McCarthy press statement after censure, he states that the real victor is the Communists and that the Watkins Committee has become the involuntary agent of the Communist Party.
AE 453
[False reporting, Senator Johnson, and Censure], 1954
Note: United Press WA-2388 silent footage of press room with newspaper headline that reads “ McCarthy loses move to bar Johnson”; sound footage McCarthy at microphone responding to remarks of Senator Watkins and the committee, McCarthy then responds to paper article and false reporting; spliced onto United Press WA 2381 sound footage of a press conference/interview and McCarthy is asked about Senator Johnson and his position on what he said, that “all Democratic leaders loathe McCarthy”; spliced onto United Press WA 2482 silent footage of Joe with briefcase, on it a sticker reads “Who promoted Peress”; sound footage of Joe at desk, he asked if he thinks he will win the censure battle and if he thinks we have lost the farm vote.
AE 454
[Atomic Energy Committee, McCarthy rally, foreign relations], 1954
Note: United Press WA-2977 sound footage of McCarthy being interviewed about the Yalta Conference documentation, he states that the State Department is censoring the documents, footage of a man outside making a statement about how the documents being released can hurt foreign policy; Silent footage of men at a table, and a crowd; Sound footage in committee man speaking “nothing this subcommittee can do to stop the Dixon-Yates contract”; Silent footage of men in chambers?; spliced onto United Press WA-2440 silent footage of large crowd in an auditorium and people on stage, people with signs that read :We are Democrats against Communism” and “Massachusetts thanks Wisconsin”, sound footage of man on stage speaking, sign reads “For America, for Wisconsin, for McCarthy”, Joe accepting an award speaking at podium, man singing a song about McCarthy; silent footage of Republican National Committee office door and women inside working and footage of DNC office door with women working inside.