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Who was the President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and former State Department official accused of being a Communist?
Alger Hiss
State Department official accused of being a Communist spy?
Alger Hiss was accused of being a soviet (communist) spy in 1948 and convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950.
Why was Alger Hiss important to Nixon's career?
After two trials during 1949, a jury found Alger Hiss, a former high-ranking State Department official, accused of by Whittaker Chambers in August 1948 of being a communist and Soviet spy, guilty on two counts of perjury.Since the perjury charges related to the nature of Hiss' relationship as a member a Soviet spy ring in Washington, DC, run by first by Harold Ware and then by Chambers during the 1930s, the guilty verdict implies that Hiss was indeed a member of that Soviet spy ring.
What Federal Department takes an official census of Americans and how often is it taken?
The United States Census Bureau, a branch of the Department of Commerce, takes an official census of Americans every ten years. Each state's federal representatives in Congress is adjusted according to the population change.
Who was the head of the department that handled relations with other nations?
Department of state.
