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'''Alger Hiss''' (1904-1996) was high-level United States government official in the 1940s who was accused of being a communist spy. He denied he knew [[Whittaker Chambers]], a former American communist who claimed that Hiss had been passing him State Department secrets for years. Congressman Richard Nixon was convinced that Hiss was lying and questioned him when he appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee during the Cold War in 1948.
'''Alger Hiss''' (1904-1996) was high-level United States government official in the 1940s who was accused of being a communist spy. He denied he knew [[Whittaker Chambers]], a former American communist who claimed that Hiss had been passing him State Department secrets for years. Congressman Richard Nixon was convinced that Hiss was lying and questioned him when he appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee during the Cold War in 1948.
Both Hiss and Chambers testified before the House Committee, contradicting each other. One had to be lying. When Chambers ultimately produced typed documents of State Department information and claimed they came from Hiss, a federal prosecutor in Manhattan indicted Hiss for perjury in the early 1950s.
Both Hiss and Chambers testified before the House Committee, contradicting each other. One had to be lying. When Chambers ultimately produced typed documents of State Department information and claimed they came from Hiss, a federal prosecutor in Manhattan indicted Hiss for perjury in the early 1950s.