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Playing
at Being a Spy - Malcolm Cowley, a noted literary historian,
recalls a conversation he had with Whittaker Chambers in 1940,
in which Chambers named Francis B. Sayre, Alger Hiss's boss
in the Trade Agreements Division of the State Department, as
the head of the Communist underground. Cowley had recorded the
conversation with Chambers in his diary and testified about
it for the defense at both trials.
Was
it So? - Whittaker Chambers told HUAC that Alger Hiss was
deaf in one ear. Here, Alger Hiss responds.
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the documentary, "The Trials of Alger Hiss," by John
Lowenthal. To download your free RealPlayer, click
here.
A
Drama of Contradictions - This newsreel clip sets the
stage for "the trial of the century."
The
Beginnings of the McCarthy Era
- Alger Hiss discusses why he and other New Dealers became political
targets following the death of FDR. (Audio Only)
The
Loyalty Tests - Former State Department official Oliver
Edmund Clubb talks what happened to him after Chambers named him
as a Communist.
 Hiss
Before HUAC
- Alger Hiss discusses his relationship with the man he knew as
"George Crosley."
Chambers'
Higher Purpose - In this newsreel footage Chambers
defends himself against accusations that he is upholding an old
grudge against Hiss.
 Hiss
Questions Actions by the Government
- Alger Hiss discusses how the government circumvented the statute
of limitations on espionage in order to indict him.
The
End of A Career - Former United Nations official David Zablodowsky,
who was a college classmate of Chambers, discusses how Chambers'
accusations ruined his career.
"He
Boasted About It" - Alger Hiss offers his thoughts on
Chambers' claims to have been a spy; David Zablodowsky recalls
Chambers' bizarre behavior.
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