Hiss-Chambers Hearing
Alger Hiss responded to Whittaker Chambers testimony from August 3. This is the first televised Committee hearing.
In a clip from a historical archive, Whittaker Chambers identified Alger Hiss as a communist whom he knew in the middle 1930s.
Alger Hiss responded to Whittaker Chambers testimony from August 3. This is the first televised Committee hearing.
A brief clip of Rep. Mundt, who controlled much of the hearings due to the sickness of the committee chair, questioned…
Communist Party Member Whittaker Chambers and Former State Department Official Alger Hiss appeared before the House…
Mr. Tanenhaus talked about his book, Whittaker Chambers: A Biography, published by Random House. Whittaker Chambers was a…