Following his death the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John 's University dedicated their Public Policy Center the Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy . The Democratic party memorialized his death during the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver , Colorado , on August 28 , 2008 . The memorial included pictures of several prominent Democrats who had died during the four-year period since the 2004 Convention displayed on a large screen . During Senator McCarthy 's tribute , the screen displaying his photograph left off his first name but included his middle name , calling him " Senator Joseph McCarthy " ; Joseph McCarthy was a notable Republican Senator from Wisconsin famous for his anti-Communist campaigning and sparring with journalist Edward R. Murrow
2004 Convention
2004 Democratic National Convention
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