A sickness that began in 1950 when mccarthy claimed that 250 people at the state department were communists, and didn't end until this moment, four years later. >> may i say that mr. welch talks about this being cruel and reckless. he was just baiting -- he has been baiting mr. cohn here for hours, requesting that mr. cohn before sundown get out of any department of the government, anyone who is serving the communist cause. now, i've viewed this man's record, and i want to say, mr. welch, that it has been labeled long before he became a member, as early as 1944 -- >> may we not drop this? we k...