HERBERT H. LEHMAN
(Herbert Henry Lehman)
McCarthy was an alcoholic, paranoid demagogue who attacked anyone who went against him, usually calling him a Communists or agents of the Communist conspiracy. McCarthy was very powerful until some national leaders stood up to him and publicly demanded the proof he claimed he had. He was not able to prove he ‘uncovered’ a single communist. After that, he was censured by the Senate and lost his power and influence.
He had just vetoed a bill to impose censorship on plays and dramas.
Almost all politicians in the first half of the 20th century argued for more government management to emulate that of businesses in the private sector. Lehman was one of the first modern politicians to advocated not emulating all of the management practices of business.
Herbert Henry Lehman was a Democratic Party politician from New York. He served from 1933 until 1942 as the 45th Governor of New York and represented New York State in the U.S. Senate from 1949 until 1957.
