McCarthy called one highly respected and decorated general a "disgrace" to the uniform; and then accused one of Welch's associates of belonging to a group that was the "legal arm of the Communist Party."

Welch reached his breaking point and uttered the words that in essence ended McCarthy's reign of terror.

Lawyer Welch utters the words that humiliate McCarthy, leading to his demise."Have you no decency, sir!"

"Until this moment, Senator, I think I never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness," Welch said. "Have you no sense of decency, sir?"