Nixon's Role In Hiss Case
During the Checkers speech, Richard Nixon looks in camera and defends his role in the Alger Hiss case. Footage shows incidents related to case. Shot shows Hiss' swearing in before House Un-American Activities committee. Hiss testifies he never joined Communist party. Shot shows Nixon displaying film he said implicated Hiss in spying. Shots show investigator holding a pumpkin where microfilm had been hidden.
| Identifier | CLIP-14578 |
| Duration | 30 sec |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Date | September 23 1948 |
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