jan 25, 1948 - Alger Hiss

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Alger Hiss = State Department official accused in 1948 of spying for the Soviet Union; Richard Nixon became famous for his pursuit of Hiss, which resulted in a perjury conviction and prison for Hiss. Although long seen as a victim of Nixon’s ruthless ambition and the Red Scare, recent scholarship suggests that Hiss was indeed a Soviet agent.

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