Chatting Up A Storm - Claudia Cragg

Claudia Cragg @claudiacragg speaks here with Larry Tye about his new book, . This is a definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, according to Tye, based on first-ever review of his personal and professional papers, medical and military records, and recently unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearings. is a New York Times bestselling author whose latest book, a biography of Senator Joe McCarthy, will be released on July 7, 2020 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. His last book was a biography of Robert F. Kennedy, the former attorney general, U.S. senator, and presidential candidate. Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon explores RFK’s extraordinary transformation from cold warrior to fiery leftist. In the long history of American demagogues, from Huey Long to Donald Trump, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time as Senator Joseph McCarthy. The term "McCarthyism" is used to stand for outrageous charges of guilt by associatio