August 3, 1948

Hiss-Chambers Hearing

In a clip from a historical archive, Whittaker Chambers identified Alger Hiss as a communist whom he knew in the middle 1930s.

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Whittaker Chambers Senior Editor (Former) Time Magazine

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Program ID:: 79522-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Feb 28, 1997 | 7:59am EST | C-SPAN 1

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Feb 28, 1997 | 7:59am EST | C-SPAN 1

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December 31, 1969
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