ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks, ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð sˈɛvən ˈʌðɚ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən mˈɛmbɚz ʌv kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, mək dˈeɪd sˈaɪnd ɐ tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæm sˈɛnt tə dʒˈɔːɹdʒə ɡˈʌvɚnɚ kˈɑːɹl ˈiː. sˈændɚz ɹᵻɡˈɑːɹdɪŋ ðə dʒˈɔːɹdʒə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmblɪz ɹᵻfjˈuːzəl tə sˈiːt ðə ɹˈiːsəntli ᵻlˈɛktᵻd dʒˈuːliən bˈɑːnd ɪn ðɛɹ stˈeɪt hˈaʊs ʌv ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪvz.
In 1966, along with seven other Republican members of Congress, McDade signed a telegram sent to Georgia Governor Carl E. Sanders regarding the Georgia General Assembly's refusal to seat the recently elected Julian Bond in their state House of Representatives.