Cold War Spies: Whittaker Chambers vs Alger Hiss

USA Diplomat is Branded a Red Spy (1950)

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. 📈 Stream THE LIE DETECTOR online or in the PBS app → https://to.pbs.org/4r4j3K9 | American Experience | PBS