Federal workers were targeted for loyalty during the Red Scare
- Posted on February 10, 2025
- By Washington Post
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Federal workers were targeted for loyalty during the Red Scare
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President Harry S. Truman’s “loyalty checks” began with an executive order declaring that “there shall be a loyalty investigation of every person entering civilian employment.”