In this committee, Nixon helped to investigate Alger Hiss, a foreign policy advisor to Franklin Roosevelt. Hiss was accused of spying, specifically passing secret State Department documents to the Soviet Union. With the help of Nixon, one of the few people who believed the allegations against Hiss, Whittaker Chambers successfully convicted Hiss for perjury. This trial gained Nixon a lot of recognition for being a huge anti-communist and for helping to stop a spy. Before he even started looking to the presidency, Nixon made a huge impact on America and the rest of the world. After serving in Congress in both the House and Senate, and the Alger Hiss trial under his wing, Nixon embarked on his long journey to sitting in the Oval
In this committee, Nixon helped to investigate Alger Hiss, a foreign policy advisor to Franklin Roosevelt. Hiss was accused of spying, specifically passing secret State Department documents to the Soviet Union. With the help of Nixon, one of the few people who believed the allegations against Hiss, Whittaker Chambers successfully convicted Hiss for perjury. This trial gained Nixon a lot of recognition for being a huge anti-communist and for helping to stop a spy. Before he even started looking to the presidency, Nixon made a huge impact on America and the rest of the world. After serving in Congress in both the House and Senate, and the Alger Hiss trial under his wing, Nixon embarked on his long journey to sitting in the Oval