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bobbieinok

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7. Read that Reagan said it was Whittaker Chambers book Witness

Mon Jul 16, 2018, 12:09 AM

Jul 2018

Chambers had been a communist and then left the party. He testified before the House Unamerican Activities Committee (in 49?), claiming that Alger Hiss was a communist.* Nixon was a member of the committee and pushed him hard for more info.

*Hiss had been a member of FDR's administration and helped set up the UN.

Source--wikipedia article on Chambers and some links from there.

Interesting note--The book Bambi (souce of the movie) was written by a Jew in Austria in the 20s. (Hitler banned the book in 36.) Chambers translated the book into English in the late 20s.

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