John Chabot Smith (September 1, 1915 – May 16, 2002) was an American journalist and author, best known for his book: Alger Hiss: The True Story.
They lived all over the world while he pursued his journalistic career and authored books, including Washington DC, London, Tokyo, New York City, settling in Weston CT to raise their children, and finally in Florida for retirement.
He subsequently moved to Washington DC, and then settled in Park Slope, Brooklyn to be closer to his son Michael and his family.
[3] Three other journalists who covered the case also published books about it: Bert Andrews of Hearst, Ralph de Toledano of Newsweek, and Alistair Cooke of the Manchester Guardian.
"[3] According to Allen Weinstein (whose book Perjury: The Hiss–Chambers Case, published in 1978, had different findings), "Smith adopted elements from a least six previous theories.