Helen Gahagan Douglas criticizes the Un-American Activities Committee for having too much power and using it to attack innocent people. She warns that this unchecked power is leading to the creation of a new Gestapo and undermining the public's confidence in the government. She also highlights a specific instance of anti-Semitic behavior by a committee investigator.

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The Threat of the Mundt-Nixon Bill: A Call for Protection of Rights and Freedoms

Identifier:
CAC_CC_014_5_172_9_0016
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
The Threat of the Mundt-Nixon Bill: A Call for Protection of Rights and Freedoms
Date Created:
1950-01-01
EDTF:
1950-01-01
Creator:
Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67
Description:
Helen Gahagan Douglas criticizes the Un-American Activities Committee for having too much power and using it to attack innocent people. She warns that this unchecked power is leading to the creation of a new Gestapo and undermining the public's confidence in the government. She also highlights a specific instance of anti-Semitic behavior by a committee investigator.
Congress:
81st (1949-1951)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_14_5_0000, Box 172, Folder 9, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page