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Witness by Whittaker Chambers recounts his early life, involvement with the Communist Party, and eventual role as a US government witness against Alger Hiss, a former State Department official accused of being a Communist spy. The memoir details Chambers's journey from becoming a Party journalist to working as a Soviet spy, his disillusionment with Communism, and his testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee, which leads to Hiss's conviction for perjury. The narrative also touches upon familial instability, substance use disorder, and suicide.