Dave Davies

Right. So you had that thing going on. There's this people who were angry, felt that they had been pushed aside, left out, that their way of life was ignored and replaced with something alien. The second strand you cite, of course, is the emergence of the Cold War and the fear of the Soviet Union. And that was connected to a communist presence in the United States.

Right. So you had that thing going on. There's this people who were angry, felt that they had been pushed aside, left out, that their way of life was ignored and replaced with something alien. The second strand you cite, of course, is the emergence of the Cold War and the fear of the Soviet Union. And that was connected to a communist presence in the United States.

Right. So you had that thing going on. There's this people who were angry, felt that they had been pushed aside, left out, that their way of life was ignored and replaced with something alien. The second strand you cite, of course, is the emergence of the Cold War and the fear of the Soviet Union. And that was connected to a communist presence in the United States.

And we should note that while Soviet-style communism is discredited among Americans today, it was different in the 30s and 40s, right?

And we should note that while Soviet-style communism is discredited among Americans today, it was different in the 30s and 40s, right?

And we should note that while Soviet-style communism is discredited among Americans today, it was different in the 30s and 40s, right?

You know, I often think of... The excesses of the Red Scare as being driven by congressional hearings, people demanding loyalty statements and the like. But Harry Truman, the Democratic president who followed Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was actually pretty active on this front as well. Tell us why he embraced this idea of asking citizens to commit to loyalty hosts and the like.

You know, I often think of... The excesses of the Red Scare as being driven by congressional hearings, people demanding loyalty statements and the like. But Harry Truman, the Democratic president who followed Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was actually pretty active on this front as well. Tell us why he embraced this idea of asking citizens to commit to loyalty hosts and the like.

You know, I often think of... The excesses of the Red Scare as being driven by congressional hearings, people demanding loyalty statements and the like. But Harry Truman, the Democratic president who followed Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was actually pretty active on this front as well. Tell us why he embraced this idea of asking citizens to commit to loyalty hosts and the like.

Right. I mean, it's interesting. He comes up with this loyalty oath that he expects government employees to swear to. People identified problems with this approach. What were they?

Right. I mean, it's interesting. He comes up with this loyalty oath that he expects government employees to swear to. People identified problems with this approach. What were they?

Right. I mean, it's interesting. He comes up with this loyalty oath that he expects government employees to swear to. People identified problems with this approach. What were they?

So the organizations could have been civil rights organizations or people opposing Franco and Sprain, a whole lot of things, which communists might or might not support but which were not per se communist fronts.

So the organizations could have been civil rights organizations or people opposing Franco and Sprain, a whole lot of things, which communists might or might not support but which were not per se communist fronts.

So the organizations could have been civil rights organizations or people opposing Franco and Sprain, a whole lot of things, which communists might or might not support but which were not per se communist fronts.

The dimensions of this program were astonishing when I read them. 4.76 million background checks, which resulted in more than 26,000 FBI field investigations. The result being 6,800 people who resigned or withdrew their applications for employment, 560 who were fired, and no spies identified, by the way.

The dimensions of this program were astonishing when I read them. 4.76 million background checks, which resulted in more than 26,000 FBI field investigations. The result being 6,800 people who resigned or withdrew their applications for employment, 560 who were fired, and no spies identified, by the way.

The dimensions of this program were astonishing when I read them. 4.76 million background checks, which resulted in more than 26,000 FBI field investigations. The result being 6,800 people who resigned or withdrew their applications for employment, 560 who were fired, and no spies identified, by the way.

Did Truman ever express regret about this as far as we know?

Did Truman ever express regret about this as far as we know?