President Richard Nixon was born on January 9, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. Watch our documentary on the 37th president at pbs.org/presidents. | American Experience | PBS

After his first trial ended in a hung jury, former state department official Alger Hiss went on trial for a second time on November 17, 1949. The House Un-American Activities Committee had taken up Communist accusations against Hiss half-heartedly—except for a dogged freshman Representative named Richard Nixon. | American Experience | PBS