- Highly vocal critic of US participation in the Viet Nam War.
- He and his wife separated after his unsuccessful run for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination, but they never divorced.
- Member of US Congress form Minnesota (representative, 3 January 1949 - 3 January 1959; senator, 3 January 1959 - 3 January 1971).
- Cousin of actor Kevin McCarthy and Mary McCarthy.
- Nephew of Bob McCarthy
- Father of three children: Michael, Ellen and Margaret.
- Buried at Saint Paul's Episcopal Churchyard in Woodville, Rappahannock County, Virginia, USA. Additional information at Find-A-Grave (see Miscellaneous Links).
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 7, 2003-2005, pages 343-345. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2007.
- In October, 1969, his niece, Mary Beth McCarthy married Peter Yarrow of the folk group "Peter, Paul and Mary". Peter's singing partner, (Noel) Paul Stookey wrote "The Wedding Song (There is Love)" as his wedding gift to Peter and Mary Beth.
- During World War II worked as a cryptanalyst at the Army Signal Corps under William F. Friedman.
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