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Tag Archives: Whittaker Chambers
Six Crises 2
In this post, I’ll talk some about Richard Nixon’s discussion of the Alger Hiss case in his 1962 book, Six Crises. As I said yesterday, Nixon filled in a few of the gaps in my knowledge about the case (although … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, History, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Alger Hiss, Harry Truman, Helen Gahagan Douglas, HUAC, pumpkin papers, Richard Nixon, Six Crises, Stephen Ambrose, Whittaker Chambers
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Six Crises 1
I started Six Crises, which is the first book that Richard Nixon wrote. Nixon wrote it shortly after his loss in the 1960 Presidential election. I tried to read the book back when I was a kid, when I was … Continue reading
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Tagged Alger Hiss, Richard Nixon, Six Crises, Whittaker Chambers
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Ambrose’s Nixon: The Education of a Politician 6
In my latest reading of Nixon: The Education of a Politician, Stephen Ambrose talked about the Alger Hiss case. I did not finish Ambrose’s discussion of it, but I’ll comment on what I did read. Let me start this post … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, History, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged Alger Hiss, FDR, Harry Truman, Irwin Gellman, John Foster Dulles, Richard Nixon, Stephen Ambrose, Thomas Dewey, Whittaker Chambers
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The Contender: Richard Nixon, The Congress Years 8
I’m still reading Irwin Gellman’s The Contender: Richard Nixon, The Congress Years, 1946-1952. In this post, I’ll talk some about the Alger Hiss scandal. Elizabeth Bentley and Whittaker Chambers were former Communists, who were alleging that officials in the Franklin … Continue reading
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Tagged Alger Hiss, Irwin Gellman, Richard Nixon, The Contender, Whittaker Chambers
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The Contender: Richard Nixon, The Congress Years 7
My latest reading of Irwin Gellman’s The Contender: Richard Nixon, The Congress Years, 1946-1952 focused on the Alger Hiss scandal. I’ll go more deeply into the Alger Hiss scandal in my post tomorrow, for my latest reading brings up things … Continue reading
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Tagged Alger Hiss, Elizabeth Bentley, Harry S. Truman, Irwin Gellman, Richard Nixon, The Contender, Whittaker Chambers
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