Perjury: The Hiss–Chambers Case
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Perjury: The Hiss–Chambers Case is a historical study that reexamines the Alger Hiss–Whittaker Chambers espionage controversy, arguing in detail for Hiss’s guilt based on newly available evidence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Perjury: The Hiss–Chambers Case canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Perjury: The Hiss–Chambers Case Context triple: [Allen Weinstein, notableWork, Perjury: The Hiss–Chambers Case]
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The Nixon Defense
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C.
United States v. John W. Dean III
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D.
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The Warren Case
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Perjury: The Hiss–Chambers Case Target entity description: Perjury: The Hiss–Chambers Case is a historical study that reexamines the Alger Hiss–Whittaker Chambers espionage controversy, arguing in detail for Hiss’s guilt based on newly available evidence.
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A.
Condon Report
The Condon Report is a 1968 scientific study commissioned by the U.S. Air Force that concluded further systematic investigation of UFOs was unlikely to yield significant scientific discoveries.
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B.
The Nixon Defense
The Nixon Defense is a historical and legal analysis book by former White House Counsel John Dean that reconstructs Richard Nixon’s Watergate strategy using newly released tapes and documents.
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C.
United States v. John W. Dean III
United States v. John W. Dean III is the federal criminal case in which former White House Counsel John Dean pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for his role in the Watergate scandal.
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D.
The Trial of Christine Keeler
The Trial of Christine Keeler is a British television drama series that recounts the Profumo affair scandal of the 1960s from the perspective of model Christine Keeler.
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E.
The Warren Case
The Warren Case is a 1934 British crime film, also known as "The Warren Mystery," featuring actor and playwright Frank Vosper in its cast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| argument | Alger Hiss was guilty of espionage-related perjury ⓘ |
| author | Allen Weinstein ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOnEvent |
Alger Hiss perjury trials
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House Un-American Activities Committee hearings on Alger Hiss ⓘ
linked to:
Alger Hiss perjury trials
Whittaker Chambers’s accusations against Alger Hiss ⓘ |
| genre |
history
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legal history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasSubjectCategory |
American history books
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books about espionage ⓘ books about legal cases in the United States ⓘ books about the Cold War ⓘ |
| influencedDebateOn |
historiography of the Hiss–Chambers case
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interpretations of Cold War espionage in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Alger Hiss
ⓘ
Alger Hiss–Whittaker Chambers case ⓘ
linked to:
Hiss–Chambers case
Cold War espionage in the United States ⓘ Whittaker Chambers ⓘ perjury trial of Alger Hiss ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed reconstruction of the Hiss–Chambers controversy
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use of newly available documentary evidence ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 600 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| positionOnHissGuilt | supports the view that Alger Hiss was guilty ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setInContextOf | early Cold War in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| usesEvidenceFrom |
FBI files
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linked to:
FBI files on Lee Harvey Oswald
Soviet archival material ⓘ grand jury records ⓘ personal papers of participants in the Hiss–Chambers case ⓘ |
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Subject: Perjury: The Hiss–Chambers Case Description of subject: Perjury: The Hiss–Chambers Case is a historical study that reexamines the Alger Hiss–Whittaker Chambers espionage controversy, arguing in detail for Hiss’s guilt based on newly available evidence.
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