Lattimore Research Paper
A congressional committee cleared Lattimore of the charges but in 1951 the senate reopened the investigation, with McCarthy claiming that Lattimore had perjured himself. McCarthy’s attacks against Lattimore continued. “Along the way McCarthy accused Lattimore of being ‘the top Russian espionage agent in the United States’”(Glass, web).
Eventually Lattimore succeeded in having all the charges dropped. Unfortunately the false accusations ended Lattimore’s role as a State Department consultant. Lattimore left the country to start a new life. He started teaching Chinese history in England in 1963. He afterwards returned to the United States and died in 1989.
Another victim of McCarthy’s accusations was Val R. Lorwin, an economist and historian.
Eventually Lattimore succeeded in having all the charges dropped. Unfortunately the false accusations ended Lattimore’s role as a State Department consultant. Lattimore left the country to start a new life. He started teaching Chinese history in England in 1963. He afterwards returned to the United States and died in 1989.
Another victim of McCarthy’s accusations was Val R. Lorwin, an economist and historian.