Eisenhower-McCarthy+Debate+Activity

For this debate, the class will be divided into two teams and consider the following proposition"

"President Eisenhower should have spoken out against Senator McCarthy sooner than he did."

One will argue in favor of this proposition and one against it. Briefly, you will examine the following documents which will help you build your case either in favor of or against this proposition. You will then debate the opposition side in small groups (no more than two per side in each group).

[|Political Cartoon #1] [|Political Cartoon #2] [|Political Cartoon #3] Eisenhower Speech - Communism and Freedom - October 3, 1952 Letter from President Eisenhower to a Friend - May 18, 1953 Letter From President Eisenhower to His Brother - October 9, 1953 Notes from President Eisenhower's Speech Writer - November 27, 1953 and November 30, 1953 Memorandum from President Eisenhower's Assistants to the White House Secretary - December 1, 1953 More Notes from President Eisenhower's Speech Writer - December 2, 1953