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Virtual Book Launch: Demagogue by Larry Tye

Senator Joe McCarthy’s personal and professional papers, his medical and military records —all have been under lock and key for seventy years. Until now. They were released exclusively to bestselling author Larry Tye (Bobby Kennedy; Satchel), who also was the first to fully review 9,000 pages of transcripts of McCarthy’s closed-door congressional hearings. Pulling back those curtains, we see a senator was more insecure than we imagined, more undone by his boozing, more embracing of friends and vengeful toward foes, and more sinister. He also was the archetype for all the home-grown demagogues who followed. Cross out the name Joe McCarthy in the vitriolic transcripts of his hidden hearings, and it’s easy to imagine we are listening to our 45th president.

DEMAGOGUE: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy is a masterful story of America’s love affair with bullies–a story that takes us back to the era of the Red Scare and is perfectly timed to watch history repeat itself.











When: Wed., Jul. 8, 2020 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: powerHouse Arena
28 Adams St.
718-666-3049
Price: Free
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Senator Joe McCarthy’s personal and professional papers, his medical and military records —all have been under lock and key for seventy years. Until now. They were released exclusively to bestselling author Larry Tye (Bobby Kennedy; Satchel), who also was the first to fully review 9,000 pages of transcripts of McCarthy’s closed-door congressional hearings. Pulling back those curtains, we see a senator was more insecure than we imagined, more undone by his boozing, more embracing of friends and vengeful toward foes, and more sinister. He also was the archetype for all the home-grown demagogues who followed. Cross out the name Joe McCarthy in the vitriolic transcripts of his hidden hearings, and it’s easy to imagine we are listening to our 45th president.

DEMAGOGUE: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy is a masterful story of America’s love affair with bullies–a story that takes us back to the era of the Red Scare and is perfectly timed to watch history repeat itself.

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