Shocking Alger Hiss Spy Scandal

On August 3, 1948, former Communist Whittaker Chambers testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) that Alger Hiss and other government officials were party members. HUAC took up Chambers’ accusations half-heartedly—except for a dogged freshman Representative named Richard Nixon. Stream THE LIE DETECTOR on YouTube and the PBS app. | American Experience | PBS

The Secret Files That Triggered One of America’s Biggest Spy Trials (Cold War Story)

After his first trial ended in a hung jury, former state department official Alger Hiss went on trial for a second time on November 17, 1949. The House Un-American Activities Committee had taken up Communist accusations against Hiss half-heartedly—except for a dogged freshman Representative named Richard Nixon. | American Experience | PBS