Three drama-documentaries examining major cases of US espionage generated by the Cold War. 1: The Trials of Alger Hiss (1948-50) Was Alger Hiss a spy? What was
Richard Nixon 's role in the case? And has the recent release of secret papers resolved or deepened this great mystery? with William Frankfather , Arthur Hanket. Tom Virtue and Alan Wilder
Contributions from relatives, historians. FBI agents and trial participants including Alger Hiss. Whittaker Chambers, Robert Stripling , Richard Nixon and Allen Weinstein
Trial transcripts edited by Peter Goodchild Producer Susan Albert Loewenberg
Directors Martin Jenkins and John Theocharis