The William W. Remington case.
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Title
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The William W. Remington case.
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Identifier
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AAI9000703
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identifier
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9000703
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Creator
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Jones, Lee W.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
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Date
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1989
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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History, United States
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Abstract
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This dissertation has two basic goals. One is to examine what actually happened in this McCarthy-era spy case. This concern has involved such questions as what Remington did or did not do, and whether he was guilty as charged. A related objective has been to achieve an understanding of why the prominent figures in the case may have acted and responded the way they did.;A second goal is to examine the government's prosecution of the case, focusing particularly on whether the Justice Department adhered to basic principles of the American justice system, and to what extent the anti-communist pressures of the time may have influenced the government to sacrifice some of these principles.;The results of seeking out the truth of the case have been somewhat inconclusive. There has been, so to speak, no "smoking gun" or new discovery to prove definitively that Remington was innocent or guilty of the charges against him. This paper will nonetheless venture an informed judgment about the crimes of which Remington may have been guilty. It will also attempt to elucidate and analyze the what, why, and how of Remington's predicament.;For the second focus--the government's prosecution efforts--there is a more concrete basis for evaluation. It is the contention of this writer that, through a combination of factors--circumstantial, political, and irrational--the government so compromised its standards of justice that it deprived Remington of his rights to due process and a fair trial--and ultimately sacrificed his most basic right, the right to life.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
