[DOC] [TLE] Alger Hiss - Wikipedia [PAR] Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904  November 15, 1996) was an American 
government official who was accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948 and 
convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950. Before he was tried 
and convicted, he was involved in the establishment of ..... Under questioning, 
neither Hiss nor his superior, Francis Sayre, recollected... [DOC] [TLE] Alger Hiss convicted of perjury - Jan 21, 1950 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Alger Hiss convicted of perjury on Jan 21, 1950. ... Truman 
himself declared that HUAC was using red herrings to defame Hiss. ... hysteria 
of the late-1940s, others felt strongly that he was a lying communist agent. .... 
begins at Khe Sanh, 14 miles below the DMZ and six miles from the Laotian 
border. [DOC] [TLE] Alger Hiss, Convicted in Cold War Spy Scare, Dies - latimes [PAR] Nov 16, 1996 ... Alger Hiss, the Harvard-trained lawyer-diplomat whose conviction in 1950 for ... 
Found guilty of perjury and imprisoned for 44 months, Hiss declared himself a ... 
that Hiss had indeed been guilty as charged of lying under oath. [DOC] [TLE] United States v Alger Hiss [PAR] The opinion of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the Hiss case. ... On 
December 15, 1948, the appellant testified under oath as a witness before a 
grand jury ... This grand jury returned an indictment charging in count one that he 
.... He meant nothing to me except as one I saw under the circumstances I have 
described. [DOC] [TLE] Alger Hiss facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Get information, facts, and pictures about Alger Hiss at Encyclopedia.com. ... 
Dates of Trials: First trial: May 31-July 8, 1949; Second trial: November 17, ... 
Chambers had described his 15 years' service as a Soviet agent. ... Hiss 
telegraphed the committee, asking to appear under oath to say he did not know 
Chambers. [DOC] [TLE] Perjury Cases Rarely Prosecuted - Washingtonpost.com Special ... [PAR] "As prosecutors, we encounter people who lie under oath all the time," ... "I don't 
mean to sound cynical, but a day doesn't go by when somebody doesn't come to 
... Alger Hiss, a former State Department official, was convicted in 1950 of lying... [DOC] [TLE] Alger Hiss, 92, Central Figure in Long-Running Cold War Controversy [PAR] Nov 16, 1996 ... Hiss was convicted of perjury in 1950 and served 44 months in prison. ... Still 
others had come to suspect that Hiss had lied but were inclined to excuse him on 
... Under oath, Hiss denied having been a Communist or knowing anyone ... In an 
episode that came to define the case, Chambers then led federal... [DOC] [TLE] Alger Hiss - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Hiss was charged with two counts of perjury; the grand jury could not indict him 
for .... Professor Irving Younger wrote, "To leave the counterfeit Woodstock lying 
about for ... guilt or innocence of Alger Hiss became a defining issue in American 
intellectual life. .... Mr. Hiss asked an opportunity to testify 'formally and under 
oath. [DOC] [TLE] Alger Hiss: US History for Kids *** - US American History [PAR] Find a biography, definition and facts about Alger Hiss for kids. ... Chambers 
against Alger Hiss in the perjury trial in which Hiss was accused of lying about 
having passed State Department .... Instead he was tried for perjury (lying under 
oath). [DOC] [TLE] The Debate Over Alger Hiss Continues - NBC Learn Higher Ed [PAR] "The Debate Over Alger Hiss Continues" Meet the Press, New York, NY: NBC ... 
Mr. FOLLIARD: Mr. Chambers, does that mean that you're now prepared to go ... 
was indicted on two charges of perjury, accusing him of lying under oath about... [DOC] [TLE] Hiss, alger | Define Hiss, alger at Dictionary.com [PAR] Hiss, alger definition at Dictionary.com, a free online dictionary with ... Hiss 
denied the charge but was later convicted of lying under oath and was

Question: Alger Hiss was indicted for this, defined as lying under oath
Answer: Perjury