Topic: Loyalty Oaths

Apr 7, 
1917

President Wilson Issues Secret Loyalty Order

May 16, 
1918

Sedition Act Passed: World War I Repression Intensifies

May 27, 
1929

“Freedom for the Thought We Hate”

Jul 12, 
1929

Pacifist Dorothy Detzer, Denied Passport, Then Granted Waiver

May 3, 
1937

Flag Salute Controversy Begins: Gobitas Sues Minersville, PA, School Board

Dec 28, 
1942

Congress Officially Adopts Pledge of Allegiance

Mar 12, 
1947

Cold War Begins: Truman Doctrine Announced

Mar 21, 
1947

Guilt by Association: President Truman Launches Federal Loyalty Program

Dec 4, 
1947

Official Blacklist: Attorney General’s List of Subversive Organizations Published

Nov 30, 
1949

University of California Faculty Organize Opposition to Loyalty Oath

Feb 20, 
1950

Senator Joe McCarthy Claims List of 81 Communists in Government

Feb 28, 
1950

Gov. Earl Warren Opposes University of California Loyalty Oath

Mar 22, 
1950

University of California Faculty Votes Not to Employ Communists

Aug 25, 
1950

31 University of California Faculty Fired in Loyalty Oath Controversy

Jul 29, 
1951

Loyalty Oaths Spread Fear, Charges ACLU

Nov 4, 
1953

President Eisenhower Privately Admits Loyalty Program Problems – Does Not Act on Them

Jan 3, 
1955

Civil Service Reports on Impact of Federal Loyalty Program

Oct 25, 
1955

Paul Child, Husband of Famous Chef Julia Child, “Cleared” by FBI

Feb 27, 
1956

Loyalty Oaths Cannot Be Required for Federal Housing

Jun 30, 
1958

Supreme Court: No Loyalty Oath for Veterans Benefits

Jan 26, 
1961

California Loyalty Oath for Organizations Using School Facilities Struck Down

Jan 2, 
1962

Weavers Refuse to Sign Loyalty Oath – Are Banned by NBC

Mar 20, 
1963

Joan Baez Boycotts “Hootenanny” Over Blacklist

Sep 14, 
1963

Pete Seeger Refuses to Sign Loyalty Oath, Is Barred from “Hootenanny” TV Show

Jan 23, 
1967

Members of Allegedly “Seditious” Groups Can Teach in New York

Jun 4, 
1974

“The List” is Ended: President Nixon Abolishes the Attorney General’s List of Subversive Organizations

Jul 1, 
1975

David Saxon, Fired For Not Signing Loyalty Oath in 1950, Becomes President of University of California

Sep 9, 
1976

U.S. Civil Service Commission Drops Loyalty Questions from Job Applications

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