Editing Stuart Symington (section)

===Opponent of Joseph McCarthy===
Symington was an especially vocal opponent of Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]], to the vexation of the latter, who nicknamed him "Sanctimonious Stu". He involved himself in the case of [[Annie Lee Moss]], who had been brought before McCarthy's committee under the accusation that she was a Communist spy. Evidence supporting this claim was given by an undercover FBI agent who could not be cross-examined by Mrs. Moss or her counsel. As it appeared that Moss had been mistakenly identified, Symington proclaimed before the packed audience that he believed she was not a Communist and had never been, receiving thunderous applause from those present. Later that year, Symington took a lead role in censuring McCarthy during the [[Army–McCarthy hearings]], capitalizing upon his prominence and expertise as a former Secretary of the Air Force.