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Few serious historians still regard the matter of Hiss's guilt as unresolved, given the overwhelming evidence of his guilt compiled by, among others, Allen Weinstein, author of "Perjury:  The Hiss-Chambers Case," who had begun his research intending to prove Hiss innocent before coming to the opposite conclusion as the facts mounted.  More recently G. Edward White slammed the door on any serious question of Hiss's guilt with his meticulously researched "Alger Hiss's Looking Glass Wars: The Covert Life of a Soviet Spy," published in 2004.   

Few serious historians still regard the matter of Hiss's guilt as unresolved, given the overwhelming evidence of his guilt compiled by, among others, Allen Weinstein, author of "Perjury:  The Hiss-Chambers Case," who had begun his research intending to prove Hiss innocent before coming to the opposite conclusion as the facts mounted.  More recently G. Edward White slammed the door on any serious question of Hiss's guilt with his meticulously researched "Alger Hiss's Looking Glass Wars: The Covert Life of a Soviet Spy," published in 2004.   

Hiss's case heightened public concern about Soviet espionage penetration of the US Government in the 1930s and 1940s.  Publicity surrounding the case fed the early political career of [[Richard M. Nixon|Richard Nixon]], helping him move from the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] to the [[United States Senate|Senate]] in 1950 and to the Vice Presidency of the United States in 1952.  

Hiss's case heightened public concern about Soviet espionage penetration of the US Government in the 1930s and 1940s.  Congressman [[Richard M. Nixon|Richard Nixon]] was instrumental in securing a perjury conviction for the rising star of the Democratic party, a fact that was to later play an important role in a political vendetta against Nixon.  Publicity surrounding the case fed Nixon's career, helping him move from the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] to the [[United States Senate|Senate]] in 1950 to the Vice Presidency of the United States in 1952, and ultimatley the Presidency in 1968.  

In February 1952 [[Nathaniel Weyl]] testified before the [[Senate Internal Security Subcommittee|McCarran Committee]] that in 1933 he and Alger Hiss were in the Ware group, a group that operated within the [[Agricultural Adjustment Administration]].  The testimony corroborated Whittaker Chambers, although why Weyl didn't testify at the Hiss trial is a mystery. Hiss was later proven to be a spy through the declassification of the VENONA project.

In February 1952 [[Nathaniel Weyl]] testified before the [[Senate Internal Security Subcommittee|McCarran Committee]] that in 1933 he and Alger Hiss were in the Ware group, a group that operated within the [[Agricultural Adjustment Administration]].  The testimony corroborated Whittaker Chambers, although why Weyl didn't testify at the Hiss trial is a mystery. Hiss was later proven to be a spy through the declassification of the VENONA project.