John G. Adams

John G. Adams (16 February, 1932 – 23 January, 2003) was the US Army's counsel in the Army-McCarthy Hearings. He was an Army veteran of World War II, and he worked in Washington, DC for the Defense Department before he became the US Army general counsel in 1953. From 1953 to 1955 he was the chief legal adviser to Army Secretary Robert Ten Broeck Stevens. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |quote=Mr. Adams, an Army veteran of World War II, worked on Capitol Hill and for the Defense Department before being named Army general counsel in 1953. |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/352330821.html?dids=352330821:352330821&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jun+27%2C+2003&author=Adam+Bernstein&pub=The+Washington+Post&edition=&startpage=B.07&desc=John+G.+Adams%2C+Army%27s+Counsel++In+McCarthy+Hearings%2C+Dies+at+91 |title=John G. Adams, Army's Counsel In McCarthy Hearings, Dies at 91. |publisher=Washington Post |date= |accessdate=2008-03-15 ]

Publications

*cite book
last = Adams
first =John G.
authorlink =
title =Without Precedent: The Story of the Death of McCarthyism
publisher =W. W. Norton & Company
date =1983
id = ISBN 039330230X

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