Shocking Alger Hiss Spy Scandal

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

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