Alger Hiss - Wikipedia
Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 – November 15, 1996) was an American government official accused in 1948 of having spied for the Soviet Union in the 1930s. The statute of limitations had expired for espionage, but he was convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950.
72 Years Ago - RN Exposes Alger Hiss - Richard Nixon Foundation
2010年8月18日 · As they lightheartedly made calls to reserve flights and rooms at beach-front resorts to enjoy with their families, Congressman Richard Nixon was busy in his efforts to save the reputation of the Committee on Un-American Activities, while concurrently exposing an espionage attempt made by what was perceived to be one of his most reputable ...
Richard Nixon on the Meaning of the Hiss Case - University of …
As soon as the Hiss case broke and well before a full bill of particulars was even available, much less open to close critical analysis, they leaped to the defense of Alger Hiss-and to a counterattack of unparalleled venom and irrational fury on his accusers.
Alger Hiss — FBI
Alger Hiss (pictured), a well-educated and well-connected former government lawyer and State Department official who helped create the United Nations in the aftermath of World War II, was...
Event: Richard Nixon, member of the House Un-American Activities Committee, sits holding a newspaper with a headline reading: "Hiss Guilty on Both Perjury Counts."
Opinion | NIXON AND HISS - The Washington Post
1994年4月28日 · Among the deluge of words following his death, there was only passing mention of the seminal event in Richard M. Nixon's half-century political career: the Hiss case. Had it not been for the...
President Nixon Remembers the Alger Hiss Case: - University of …
Richard Nixon offers a detailed account of his role in the Hiss case in the first chapter of his book Six Crises. Not surprisingly, Six Crises presents Richard Nixon in a highly positive light--often overstating his role. Historians have criticized Nixon for …
A Byte Out of History: The Alger Hiss Story — FBI
2013年1月25日 · Alger Hiss, a well-educated and well-connected former government lawyer and State Department official who helped create the United Nations in the aftermath of World War II, was headed to prison...
Pumpkin Papers - Wikipedia
In 1950, Representative Nixon made a Pumpkin Papers speech to Congress, a few weeks after Senator Joseph McCarthy cited the Hiss case, starting McCarthyism.
Alger Hiss, 92, Central Figure in Long-Running Cold War …
In a case that catapulted Richard M. Nixon to national attention and helped lay the groundwork for McCarthyism, Hiss was accused in 1948 of having been a Communist spy while working in the...