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Europe's best-guarded plants are
in Bonn's Federal Chancellery garden.
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Two kilometres away
is the Rheinhotel Dreesen.
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1938.
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A crisis of war and peace.
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British Prime Minister Chamberlain
sells a whole country to Hitler.
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The Czech Republic.
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The politics of "appeasement."
Either it leads to peace
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and must be seen through, or to war
and was wrong to start with.
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This is room no. 12, where
Hitler stayed during negotiations.
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What counts is
the roof over our heads, our life.
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How lucky we are
to have lived to see this day!
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When will I get to see the Führer?
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On the banks of a river across
the border lies Braunau am Inn.
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The German people
have become cautious.
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Our lives are guarded by politicians.
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What politicians actually do
remains unseen.
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It's not done in public.
It's only public in the beginning,
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when they face the press.
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A candidate
has been making appearances lately.
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Mirror, mirror on the wall,
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who's the most cautious of all?
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THE CANDIDATE
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Flowers for Mum,
Strauss for us all!
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Passau. Ash Wednesday, 1980.
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... and to his dear wife,
Marianne Strauss,
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welcome!
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I'm often elsewhere.
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This winter, there was murder
in the air. I gave an urgent warning.
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I think that this honourable visit
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is a good sign of the recognition of
and appreciation for
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our candidate for Chancellor,
Franz Josef Strauss.
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They fought the Battle of Midway,
they had their Pearl Harbour.
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So they decided to put an end
to Japanese military power!
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And why, ladies and gentlemen?
I'll tell you why.
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Because the Americans
had made a great error
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by believing that by disarming
the Germans and the Japanese,
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then world peace
would no longer be in danger.
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Then peace would be unstoppable.
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If only there were just two germs
for diseases which need eradicating,
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then people would be healthy
until the day they die.
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Except that the Germans and Japanese
weren't the real, uh, the only germs.
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Sure, the Japanese were warlike,
militarily expansive and aggressive.
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Hitler wanted the German Reich,
the subjugation of its neighbours,
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the extermination of the Jews.
Yes, immoral, criminal policies.
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Except that the Americans forgot,
ladies and gentlemen, to consider
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the function
that the Germans and Japanese
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have on their continent.
A legitimate function.
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Let's say that I've arrived
at the Federal Chancellery.
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My outer voice says, "I'm here. I'm
staying. I'm settling in for good."
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But as my inner voice, I say, "I want
to leave. I don't like room service.
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The power I fought for
doesn't exist here.
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My protagonist is considered dynamic.
I'm considered hesitant.
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The truth lies in the ambivalence
of a soul that consists of us both.
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I suggest a business trip to Japan."
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In the second decade was World War I,
in the fifth was World War Il.
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My generation
was born in the First World War
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and marched in the Second World War.
That's why we...
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And I fought on the Atlantic
and on the river Don.
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... have an especially keen sense,
barring ideological prejudice
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or an obsession
with utopian self-delusion,
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an especially astute sense
of when peace is in danger.
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Special edition
of the Communist People's Newspaper.
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West Germany out of NATO!
Peace treaty now!
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Where Nazi rallies were once held,
there's an air of festivity.
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We left at 3.30 pm. - From where?
- From Bamberg. With two buses.
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What's your occupation?
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I was an engineer,
but now I'm retired.
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What do you expect of the event?
- Well, first of all,
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he was a good State Premier,
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and we hope that he'll become
a real Federal Chancellor.
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What do you mean by "real"?
- Yes. Well...
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We have high hopes for him.
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He's one of the country's best minds.
- Yes?
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He has talents that are unmatched,
even in the Federal Government.
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What kind of changes do you expect?
- First of all...
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Well, in politics, and then I'd say,
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a truly official community of peoples
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among the overall population.
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I'm thinking of Africa,
and the masses of the poor...
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who are...
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up against problems they can't solve.
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Do you mean the Third World,
or the Third Reich?
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The Third World, not the Third Reich.
No, no. Retreat.
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The Third World,
the vast majority of African peoples,
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and India as well...
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... a government
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which will finally depart
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from foolish idealism
and short-term goals.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
this year, it's about Germany!
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I am determined
to put all of myself,
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all my mental and physical strength,
into this campaign.
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I'll use all democratic
and political means.
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We have to wake up our fellow
citizens. Some are still asleep,
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some would rather listen to
the Pied Piper or to demagogues.
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Ladies and gentlemen,
the hour of truth and earnestness,
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the hour of honesty has arrived.
Thank you, and good-bye.
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You are?
- Alfred Scholl, carnie.
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Since when?
- Since my childhood in Passau.
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And the horses?
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Eight horses, three pigs,
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four carriages,
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a rabbit,
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then a rooster,
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two swans,
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and that's it.
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How long will you keep this up?
- Till I fall over dead.
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Born in 1915.
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65 years old in 1980.
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The candidate. Lean.
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That's the start
of his political career.
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No more Reich government.
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The German people
overstep their own boundaries.
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The movements are cautious.
They always are.
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The Soviet patrol.
Experienced border crossers
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avoid it with ease. Those caught
face the Soviet Commandantura.
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No real faith in the new borders.
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They'll never really believe in them.
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Highway marker 124.
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Half bus-stop, half settlement,
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it is a strange apparition
where East meets West.
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The Economic Council
of the Unified Zones,
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1948.
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A kind of pre-parliament.
Franz Josef Strauss, 33 years old,
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delegate and district administrator
specialising in youth matters.
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Following his state visit to Italy,
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Federal Chancellor Adenauer
spoke at the CSU party convention.
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His momentous speech dealt with
German and international policy
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in light of the threat from the East.
In an appeal to the German people,
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he said Germany must take a clear
and decisive political stand.
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He had this to say about Communism:
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The Communists
must be told up front
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that the world's troubles stem from
the Soviet Union and Communism.
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After the catastrophe of 1945,
we had assumed
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there'd be a new start,
with young foundations.
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Now, in 1949, we have
a 71-year old Chancellor Adenauer.
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The '20s
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were the heyday of his generation.
Yet he governs the '50s and '60s.
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The young Strauss. Passionate,
with an understanding of power,
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learns the basic tune
from the old man.
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Over the next years,
he'll achieve much under the old man.
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Special Minister, Minister
of Nuclear Energy, Defence Minister.
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One things remains unattainable:
candidacy for Chancellor.
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The young and the old man pretend
it's not a tragic tradition
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in Germany for old men
to take away young men's positions.
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Bonn, February 1952.
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Several hundred Communists,
among them women and youths,
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tried to draw attention to themselves
during parliamentary debates,
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and attempted to break through
police lines in front of Parliament.
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In the end, the police were forced to
clear the streets with water cannon.
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Meanwhile, there was heated
and dramatic debate in the chambers.
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The Chancellor justified
the military contribution.
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It is my firm conviction,
and that of every German
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who has an objective perspective,
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that there is only one solution
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which will save us
from the implacable policies
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of the totalitarian Soviet Union,
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only one salvation for us all:
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to make ourselves so strong
that Soviet Russia realizes
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an attack could only be carried out
at great risk to itself.
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It wasn't Adenauer's best day.
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164 times he took refuge
in the phrase
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"Ladies and gentlemen."
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All of Germany followed the debate
on military rearmament.
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That afternoon, Franz Josef Strauss
held a speech.
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Until February 7th, 1952, nobody
had considered him a military expert.
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"Like a tank emerging from the woods,
he crushed everything in his path."
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That's how the FAZ newspaper
described his performance.
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Reinhold Meier of the FDP later said,
"Whoever talks that way also shoots."
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A parliamentary majority
voted for rearmament.
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From that day on, Franz Josef Strauss
was considered a defence expert.
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He congratulates the Chancellor
on his victory.
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Adenauer knows Strauss wants to be
Defence Minister. But it's too early.
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Strauss has to settle for less.
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In 1953, he's named Special Minister.
What that position entails is unclear.
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But Adenauer wants the energetic
young Bavarian in his cabinet.
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When Strauss first takes his seat,
he sits down in the first row,
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where normally only the Foreign,
Interior and Defence Ministers sit.
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The public is amused by
the young minister's queue-jumping.
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The new cabinet is presented.
It's Adenauer's second government.
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Strauss rejected Adenauer's offers
of the Transport Minister portfolio,
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or that of Family Affairs Minister.
Strauss wanted neither.
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"That's not my family status."
Special Minister was more like it.
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The candidate is getting somewhere.
Young, dynamic politicians are needed.
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ATOMIC RAIN
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Atomic bomb tests
continue in the Nevada desert!
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In order to test
the feared atomic fallout,
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U.S. troops were stationed several
miles from the detonation site.
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Since 1943, the U.S. has experimented
with nuclear weapons. They hope
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that the destructive force of nuclear
power can be used for peaceful means.
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A young, dynamic industry
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demands young, dynamic figures.
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In 1955 Strauss becomes the Republic's
first Minister of Nuclear Energy.
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Atomic energy is humanity's future,
not a golden future, a better one,
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if we can control the demon
of atomic energy.
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As long-standing leaders
in science and industry, we Germans
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should focus our attention
and our efforts on this task.
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The Minister at the opening of
the first British nuclear power plant
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in Calderhall. The Queen is present.
People are optimistic,
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the newsreel even more so.
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One ton of uranium yields the same
output as 10,000 tons of coal.
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As the Queen has it in her power,
so does humanity have it in theirs
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to press the button
and release the forces
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that serve peace and true progress.
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25 years later: Harrisburg.
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... a national catastrophe
was narrowly avoided.
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A highly explosive gas bubble formed
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in a reactor after a valve failed
to close when fuel rods overheated,
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and incorrect action was taken.
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Radiation alarm. Another blow to
the belief that anything is possible.
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The candidate looks back.
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Secondly, I take credit
for the fact that, following
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the failure,
or rather collapse of the Third Reich,
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and the ensuing 10-year hiatus
imposed by the victors, that I,
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as first Minister of Nuclear Energy,
got nuclear energy back on track.
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In one year, and I'm being modest,
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we made good at least five,
if not ten years.
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And the build-up of the German Army.
- Then Konrad Adenauer
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called on me to take over
the Ministry of Defence.
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The Founding of the Green Party
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Karlsruhe. January 12th-13th, 1980.
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It's not at all typical
of this congress
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that such sensationalist images
have to be generated.
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What is typical for this congress?
- Not this, in any case.
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We think you're so out of touch
with each other, and your agenda
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contributes to the way you interact
and talk to each other.
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It's just too much.
The vibes you get down there
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are so heavy and overwhelming
that there's no way the people
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who talk about autonomy
can possible attain it.
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I can only say:
Think about what's at stake.
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Don't lose sight this weekend
of the bigger picture,
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or else it's pointless. We all must
make this happen, even Herbert Gruhl.
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On January 12th and 13th, the Greens
found a new party in Karlsruhe.
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Is this the fourth party,
which Strauss had always wished for,
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the one which he threatened with?
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I'm just a member of the Greens.
I'm a delegate,
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but I'm not in the executive.
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And the 'no' votes...
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We'll now hear Rudolf Bahro,
who's a guest speaker today.
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I want to work together
with Baldur Springmann.
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Dear comrades and friends,
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only with the very broad spectrum
that serves as its base
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will the Greens mount this momentous
experiment, which is unprecedented
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not only for West Germany.
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Let's treat it with utmost care.
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It's clear what makes this experiment
so extraordinary:
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It merges the potential of diverse
forces, which in other countries
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require the existence of at least
two traditional parties.
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I hereby declare
that I'm joining the Greens.
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The appearance by celebrities
is welcomed by the media.
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But the assembly now has the tough
task of passing the party charter.
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Any further motions for amendments?
Go ahead.
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Yes, if it's a motion
to amend the draft.
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Regarding this procedure...
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I have the feeling that we've been
caught off guard by this new...
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First they want it to go fast,
then they're caught off guard!
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Is there anyone who opposes
this amendment, dear friends?
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It doesn't seem like...
Yes, Max Winckler...
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Back there. Someone in the back
voiced his opposition.
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So we demand the removal of
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articles 173 to 176,
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and the legalization of all sexual
relations between adults and children
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that are based on non-violence
and mutual consent.
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Thirdly, we demand the abolition
of compulsory education!
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600 pupils commit suicide each year.
- Did you never attend school?
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You can't make the same mistakes
the others made in Herse.
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It's exactly the same thing.
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You want to do the same thing
you accuse them of having done.
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The party's on the way
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to finding a solution
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based on economic concepts
you haven't even considered.
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You haven't realized that the only
radical economic alternative
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is to be found with us.
It's a start at least.
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You haven't distanced yourselves
from your economic concepts.
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I have a little friend who's 11.
He lives around the corner.
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He used to follow us around
when we went through the dump.
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So he moved in with us,
because his mum said
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if he visited us again,
she'd beat him to death.
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So he hid out with us for six months,
and I had a relationship with him.
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He was 11 at the time.
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I was much older. I really liked him.
- How far did it go?
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I just told you
how far the relationship went.
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Are you crazy?
It's none of your fucking business.
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Okay?
What a stupid question.
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I said I really liked the boy.
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That's it, okay?
See what this guy's up to!
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What a nice guy you are! - And
you're a criminal! I've exposed you.
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Most go undetected.
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Those are police techniques.
- I'm pissed off at you too.
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I need the press,
or I can't find the kids.
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It's the only way to reach them.
- Sure. "I'm a doctor, don't worry."
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"Calm down, kid, I'm a doctor." What
do you think the doctors do to us?
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Why don't you think?
Think about disease.
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Think about sickness,
and how it comes about.
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Sickness is everything
that gives a person
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a sign that's there's resistance
inside him. Resistance is human.
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It proves that people
are still resisting.
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And they turn it into strength,
turn sickness into strength.
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But physicians don't act
until someone's sick.
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But you have to act
before you get sick.
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It's about nature.
Nature is being destroyed.
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Before the atom bomb is dropped.
You must start before it's dropped.
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Will you stop generalizing?
You shouldn't alienate people
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who are willing to listen
and to help you.
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But you still nearly lost face.
- No.
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We can talk about it later.
- What's your profession?
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I'm a dentist in Gummersbach.
- Why are you here? - I'm a Green.
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I wasn't even counted.
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I was... I was standing here!
- That won't do.
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Impossible!
- You have to count me.
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I can only count the people
who are seated.
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No!
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While the founding of the Green Party
goes on late into the night,
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only a few metres away,
in the Black Forest Hall,
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a German Air Force ball
is taking place.
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This is a F-104 fighter jet.
It was part of a fighter squadron.
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As chance would have it, I myself
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flew this very plane.
I can tell by the number.
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Fighter Squadron 32 in Lechfeld.
- Have any ever crashed?
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A few have crashed,
but that's relative.
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We used to have different planes,
and they didn't crash any more
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than the F-104s.
- Was this Minister Apel or Strauss?
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They were introduced under Strauss,
and they're still flying today.
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The follow-up model
is the Tornado, which came later.
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So they served well
for 10 or 20 years?
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That's right. And I have to say,
it's the best plane I've ever flown.
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History of Armament
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Abridged version
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"As long as I'm Chancellor,
you won't be Defence Minister."
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That's what Adenauer supposedly
told Strauss. In 1955, when Strauss was
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Minister of Nuclear Energy, he named
Theodor Blank Defence Minister.
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The Defence Minister's first visit
to a training unit on January 13th
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is also a chance to review
his first two weeks in office.
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Veteran volunteers stand at attention
in ceremonial uniform.
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10 years after the end
of World War Il, there is rearmament.
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This is the first crate of weapons.
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Its almost ceremonial opening
breaks with the routine procedure
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of delivery and reception.
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An American machine gun
for the German infantryman.
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One year later...
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In four years, Defence Minister Blank
wanted to build
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a 500,000-man conventional army.
Strauss had a different plan.
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The Minister of Nuclear Energy wanted
an army with nuclear capabilities.
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He attacked Blank
in articles and lectures.
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After a year, the Defence Minister
was sufficiently weakened.
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Blank had to resign.
Strauss had achieved his goal.
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Changing of the guard
in the West German Defence Ministry.
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Federal President Heuss replaces
Defence Minister Blank
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with former Minister
of Nuclear Energy Strauss,
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and presents him
with the certificate of appointment.
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All over the world,
the soldier has a respected position.
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Here too, he should face neither
overestimation nor defamation,
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but should be allowed to do his job,
which is to protect the nation.
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Trust your soldiers.
Trust your officers.
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Headquarters of NATO Europe is
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SHAPE, the Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers Europe near Paris.
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The big wide world.
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NATO.
Supreme Headquarters. Strategy.
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Rollback. Forward defence.
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The Minister relishes his position.
Number one in Europe. He says,
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"If people don't like it here, they
can go to the Soviet Zone." And,
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"We live in a technical age in which
the combined strength of our allies
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is enough to erase
the Soviet Empire from the map."
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The Minister now had
a grey BMW with chauffeur.
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One day, he was in a hurry.
He instructed his driver
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to cross an intersection, although
a police officer named Hahlbohm
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hadn't given the go-ahead.
The emergency brake of a streetcar
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prevented a collision. The policeman
noted the licence plate number.
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So the Defence Minister declared
total war on Officer Hahlbohm.
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He demanded that the Commissioner and
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Interior Minister take disciplinary
measures. He had Hahlbohm's private
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life investigated, and filed charges
against him for willful recklessness.
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All because his driver
followed his wrong directions
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and a policeman did his duty.
"As Federal Minister," said Strauss,
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"I demand to be treated differently
than a market wench."
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Of course he had more to do than flex
his muscles against a traffic cop.
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Under his leadership, the German Army
became a highly modern army,
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one of the strongest
in Western Europe.
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Defence Minister Franz Josef Strauss
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visits regional headquarters
in Northern Germany.
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The last section of the bridge
is put in place.
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A modern army
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needed modern weapons. Minister Blank
had begun negotiations with "Hispano
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Suiza," a Spanish-Swiss arms company,
for the purchase of HS-30 tanks.
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In 1957, Strauss ordered
10,680 of these tanks.
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The tank had one cosmetic flaw.
It didn't exist yet. What did exist
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was a wood and cardboard model,
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being inspected here
by Adenauer, Strauss,
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and interested officers.
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Based on this model and some cryptic
blueprints, the biggest arms deal
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to date in West German history was
signed. About a half billion marks.
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The contract with the company, which
had zero experience building tanks,
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was drawn up by the lawyer Dr. Lenz,
head of the CDU election campaign.
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Rumours surfaced of huge bribes
surrounding the HS-30 contract.
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After numerous costly delays,
the tank
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was actually built.
And on occasion it was actually used,
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when the treads weren't torn,
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or when other technical flaws
didn't hamper its mobility.
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The Federal Office of Auditing
later compiled a devastating
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report on the purchase of the tank.
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An investigation
committee was formed.
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Treviranus, an arms dealer and
former Reich minister, testified
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that he notified Strauss that
the awarding of the contract
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was fraught with massive bribery.
But it was left at that.
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00:53:29,700 --> 00:53:34,026
The HS-30 corruption affair
was never cleared up.
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Dr. Lenz, who himself supposedly
received three million marks,
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couldn't shed any light
on the affair. He died
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00:53:46,825 --> 00:53:51,116
under mysterious circumstances
in a seedy hotel in Naples.
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THE BIG DAY
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Little Cowboy Coney
Has a black pony.
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He rides across the meadows
And through the green woods
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And all the friendly beasts
That live among the trees
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Really like Coney
Because he never shoots.
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Even the big buffalo
And the leopard too
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And the grey grizzly bear...
They all love Coney, I swear
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Little Cowboy Coney
With his black pony
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All the animals ask him,
"Coney come back oh so soon!
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Coney come back oh so soon!"
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A Starfighter is airborne.
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Defence Minister Strauss.
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He thinks it's a great plane.
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Just what the German military needs.
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Maybe it can carry nuclear weapons.
He decides
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that this plane must be acquired.
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U.S. nuclear tests
in the Sierra Nevada.
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As former Minister of Nuclear Energy,
now Defence Minister, Strauss
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considers equipping the German Army
with nuclear arms.
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He says,
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"West Germany's decision not to build
nuclear weapons on German soil
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stands. What is under debate
is whether tactical nuclear arms
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should be provided
to the West German Army."
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A vision of terror.
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Parliamentary debate on nuclear arms.
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In a nuclear climate,
if I may say so,
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everything will be different
than in a climate
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in which only Sir Isaac Newton's
laws of nature are valid.
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For this reason,
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this question,
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like every question
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of its kind, raises the problem
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of the relationship
between morality and politics.
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And it raises this problem
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with all of its far-reaching
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and tragic dimensions.
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A protest movement
against "nuclear death."
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00:58:34,367 --> 00:58:38,196
Unions demonstrate against
nuclear arms for the German Army.
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Defence Minister Strauss perfects
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00:58:40,700 --> 00:58:42,656
rhetorical smokescreen tactics.
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The Federal Government neither
demanded nuclear arms for the army,
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nor did it offer to provide
such weapons to the army.
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The government would like
this problem
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to solve itself through the signing
of a disarmament treaty.
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Disarmament is delayed.
The problem remains unresolved.
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00:59:09,450 --> 00:59:14,820
Famous nuclear scientists share their
concerns with Adenauer and Strauss.
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Strauss calls the inventor of nuclear
fission, Otto Hahn, an old fool
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who can't stop crying
and loses sleep over Hiroshima.
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00:59:24,408 --> 00:59:28,983
The Americans aren't willing to equip
Strauss' army with nuclear arms.
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00:59:29,450 --> 00:59:32,153
But Strauss still wants to buy
a plane that can be turned into
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a nuclear bomber. He orders
the Starfighter from Lockheed.
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00:59:36,992 --> 00:59:40,773
Strauss asks Lockheed to hire
his old friend Ernest Hauser
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as a middleman.
Strauss met Hauser just after the war
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in Schongau in Bavaria.
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As a U.S. officer, Ernest Hauser had
led a military secret service unit.
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He helped Strauss become District
Administrator. Strauss was Hauser's
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best man and his son's godfather.
Today Hauser lives in Arizona.
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Were you friends with him?
- I'd say so. We developed
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a cordial relationship.
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He and I talked a lot,
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and he explained that he needed
a liaison with Lockheed.
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So he intervened on your behalf.
- Yes.
470
01:00:23,325 --> 01:00:28,991
The Starfighter, which was
a fair weather fighter jet,
471
01:00:29,450 --> 01:00:34,322
was turned into a nuclear bomber,
a surveillance plane,
472
01:00:34,783 --> 01:00:37,735
a night-time fighter,
and five other types.
473
01:00:38,200 --> 01:00:43,273
Later, many of those planes crashed.
What were the reasons?
474
01:00:43,742 --> 01:00:48,898
That's simple. The plane
was a fantastic fair weather...
475
01:00:51,033 --> 01:00:57,031
fighter, but it had too big a load,
it was overwrought.
476
01:00:57,492 --> 01:01:03,490
It was a plane that was
impossible to fly,
477
01:01:03,950 --> 01:01:06,486
with all that weight.
478
01:01:06,950 --> 01:01:11,443
The German Army bought
949 Starfighters, model 104-G.
479
01:01:11,908 --> 01:01:16,483
G is for Germany. 1000 more
of the same plane were sold
480
01:01:16,950 --> 01:01:18,492
to other NATO countries.
481
01:01:18,950 --> 01:01:23,194
Hauser testified to an American
inquiry about alleged bribes paid
482
01:01:23,658 --> 01:01:28,032
to the CSU.
Franz Josef Strauss and the CSU
483
01:01:28,492 --> 01:01:30,614
always denied these allegations.
484
01:01:31,075 --> 01:01:35,780
Hauser's claims of payments
to the CSU have never been proven.
485
01:01:36,242 --> 01:01:39,857
His information about bribes
made to Dutch, Italian
486
01:01:40,325 --> 01:01:44,272
and Japanese politicians, however,
have turned out to be true.
487
01:01:49,158 --> 01:01:51,944
The Defence Minister
at the peak of his career.
488
01:01:52,408 --> 01:01:56,320
He congratulates Adenauer
on his 85th birthday.
489
01:01:59,200 --> 01:02:01,772
The military birthday visit ends
490
01:02:02,242 --> 01:02:06,450
with the German Army Musical Corps
491
01:02:06,908 --> 01:02:09,232
playing the new "Starfighter March"
for the first time.
492
01:02:18,117 --> 01:02:20,867
Today, the Starfighter March
is rarely played.
493
01:02:37,700 --> 01:02:42,157
A German Army film celebrates
the plane with a musical montage.
494
01:02:50,867 --> 01:02:56,698
To date, 200 German Starfighters
have crashed, killing 96 pilots.
495
01:03:36,825 --> 01:03:38,982
Over 7,000 kilo pounds of thrust
496
01:03:39,450 --> 01:03:44,606
is provided by the General Electric
jet engine, giving the Starfighter
497
01:03:45,075 --> 01:03:49,899
top speeds of between
1300 and 1500 miles an hour
498
01:03:50,367 --> 01:03:54,444
and carrying the 10-ton plane,
despite its short wingspan,
499
01:03:55,033 --> 01:03:58,317
to altitudes of nearly 100,000 ft.
500
01:04:09,825 --> 01:04:14,318
The unbridled forces of nature
are unleashed upon the West Coast.
501
01:04:14,783 --> 01:04:17,569
From British Columbia
to San Francisco, a hurricane raged
502
01:04:18,033 --> 01:04:21,566
with wind speeds of up to
175 miles an hour.
503
01:04:24,158 --> 01:04:29,859
Chancellor Adenauer visits the U.S.
President. The German head of state
504
01:04:30,325 --> 01:04:32,530
paid a short visit to the White House
505
01:04:32,992 --> 01:04:38,195
to discuss international and German
politics with President Kennedy.
506
01:04:39,533 --> 01:04:44,073
U.S. surveillance planes over Cuba
took pictures which brought the world
507
01:04:44,533 --> 01:04:48,859
to the brink of war. Soviet launchers
of mid-range missiles
508
01:04:49,325 --> 01:04:54,695
on the sugar island,
only miles from the U.S. coast.
509
01:04:59,117 --> 01:05:04,782
While the world was on the verge
of nuclear war, the Defence Minister
510
01:05:05,242 --> 01:05:08,359
of the Federal Republic of Germany
was drunk.
511
01:05:08,825 --> 01:05:13,732
At an event hosted by the Federal
President on the night of Jan. 24,
512
01:05:14,200 --> 01:05:18,574
1962, Strauss,
in his inebriated state, gave a taste
513
01:05:19,033 --> 01:05:23,158
of what his press speaker called
an ironic commentary.
514
01:05:23,617 --> 01:05:27,528
Strauss said the Parliamentary
Vice President Carlo Schmid belonged
515
01:05:27,992 --> 01:05:32,615
in jail, Helmut Schmidt as well,
and the parliamentary leader
516
01:05:33,117 --> 01:05:37,028
of the SPD faction, Gerhard Jahn,
should be hanged.
517
01:05:37,492 --> 01:05:40,444
The Overthrow
518
01:05:41,033 --> 01:05:45,775
Two days later, the police showed up
at the office of Spiegel magazine.
519
01:05:46,242 --> 01:05:50,367
They came at night and occupied it
as if it were an enemy base.
520
01:05:50,825 --> 01:05:54,571
The suspicion was treason,
seditious forgery,
521
01:05:55,033 --> 01:06:00,403
and bribery. They conducted a search
and confiscated supposed evidence.
522
01:06:01,742 --> 01:06:06,365
They searched the editor's office,
the broom closets, the library,
523
01:06:06,825 --> 01:06:08,817
the archive,
the culture section, the toilets,
524
01:06:09,283 --> 01:06:11,026
the fire escape, legal department,
525
01:06:11,492 --> 01:06:16,529
photo lab, accounting office and
distribution, 209 employees' desks.
526
01:06:16,992 --> 01:06:18,651
And there the police stayed.
527
01:06:19,533 --> 01:06:24,654
Siegfried Buback, Chief Prosecutor
at the Federal Court of Justice,
528
01:06:25,117 --> 01:06:29,491
had Spiegel editor Rudolf Augstein
arrested and jailed for 3 months.
529
01:06:30,575 --> 01:06:34,273
Like Augstein, half a dozen
Spiegel editors ended up behind bars.
530
01:06:34,742 --> 01:06:37,776
The justification
for the police operation:
531
01:06:38,242 --> 01:06:44,192
the title story of October 10, 1962
about the NATO manoeuvre FALLEX 62.
532
01:06:46,408 --> 01:06:51,031
Under the headline "Fit for Action?"
the Spiegel attacked Minister Strauss'
533
01:06:51,492 --> 01:06:55,439
defence strategy
and its nuclear orientation.
534
01:06:56,742 --> 01:07:00,819
Advisors for Strauss found that
the article contained state secrets.
535
01:07:02,575 --> 01:07:06,735
The Federal Prosecutor took over
the case. At least it appeared so.
536
01:07:07,200 --> 01:07:13,731
There was no minister involved,
with exception of...
537
01:07:14,908 --> 01:07:19,033
Ladies and gentlemen,
can't we just get along?
538
01:07:19,492 --> 01:07:22,277
It would make things
so much easier.
539
01:07:23,408 --> 01:07:29,773
There was no State Secretary involved
in the search and seizure.
540
01:07:37,283 --> 01:07:39,773
Gentlemen, I only state the facts.
541
01:07:40,242 --> 01:07:44,106
The Federal Bureau of Investigation
was involved.
542
01:07:45,700 --> 01:07:48,071
And then came the famous sentence:
543
01:07:48,533 --> 01:07:54,946
There is
a pit of treason in this country!
544
01:07:55,992 --> 01:07:59,690
Who says so?
- I say so!
545
01:08:01,742 --> 01:08:04,066
I say so, yes.
546
01:08:04,533 --> 01:08:07,402
Because, ladies and gentlemen,
547
01:08:08,075 --> 01:08:10,944
a publication that has
548
01:08:11,450 --> 01:08:14,402
a circulation of 500,000
549
01:08:14,867 --> 01:08:17,024
is involved in
550
01:08:17,492 --> 01:08:22,695
systematic high treason
just to make money.
551
01:08:24,825 --> 01:08:29,151
The public saw it more as revenge by
Minister Strauss against the Spiegel.
552
01:08:29,617 --> 01:08:33,149
The Spiegel had reported on
the 'Uncle Alois Affair.'
553
01:08:33,617 --> 01:08:37,658
An acquaintance of Marianne Strauss
named Alois Brandenstein suddenly,
554
01:08:38,117 --> 01:08:42,740
in the dead of night so to speak,
became very rich. He'd been poor,
555
01:08:43,200 --> 01:08:47,526
and had borrowed money
for a decisive trip to Bonn.
556
01:08:47,992 --> 01:08:50,742
Through his family contacts
to Marianne Strauss,
557
01:08:51,200 --> 01:08:56,107
he met the army's chief purchaser,
General Becker, here on the left.
558
01:08:56,575 --> 01:09:01,908
Uncle Alois soon began brokering
million-mark arms deals.
559
01:09:02,367 --> 01:09:08,116
According to his chauffeur,
he carried cases of cash with him.
560
01:09:08,575 --> 01:09:13,115
Soon Uncle Alois could afford
a big house. In Switzerland, too,
561
01:09:13,575 --> 01:09:15,448
a small one.
562
01:09:15,908 --> 01:09:20,899
Strauss countered the accusations
that he profited from Uncle Alois
563
01:09:21,367 --> 01:09:26,357
with a sworn oath
made in an ensuing court case.
564
01:09:27,408 --> 01:09:32,363
Quote: "The claim or insinuation that
I'm corrupt, that I embezzle money
565
01:09:32,825 --> 01:09:36,192
or illegally accept money is false.
Signed,
566
01:09:36,658 --> 01:09:38,650
Franz Josef Strauss.
567
01:09:44,117 --> 01:09:46,322
A failed architect
named Lothar Schloß,
568
01:09:46,783 --> 01:09:49,699
who was involved in all kinds of
unsuccessful Middle Eastern deals,
569
01:09:50,158 --> 01:09:53,607
met the New York broker Brach.
570
01:09:54,200 --> 01:09:59,238
Together with Hans Kapfinger,
the publisher of a Passau newspaper,
571
01:09:59,700 --> 01:10:03,825
he wanted to build housing
for U.S. troops in Germany.
572
01:10:04,658 --> 01:10:08,653
Kapfinger provided the necessary
know-how. He was a good friend
573
01:10:09,117 --> 01:10:14,699
of Defence Minister Strauss.
With the minister's blessing,
574
01:10:15,158 --> 01:10:17,908
they founded 'Finanzbau AG,'
or FIBAG for short.
575
01:10:18,367 --> 01:10:22,859
Strauss helped secure U.S. Defence
Department support, which was
576
01:10:23,325 --> 01:10:27,616
essential to build U.S. Army
barracks. He wrote FIBAG manager
577
01:10:28,075 --> 01:10:29,533
Lothar Schloß a recommendation
578
01:10:29,992 --> 01:10:34,033
to present to the Americans.
579
01:10:43,450 --> 01:10:47,741
"I welcome and support
the implementation of this project,
580
01:10:48,200 --> 01:10:52,740
as it reflects common interests
and a mutual plan. Strauss."
581
01:10:54,492 --> 01:10:57,360
There was also an investigation
into the FIBAG affair.
582
01:10:57,825 --> 01:11:01,156
The Spiegel article
spelled the end of the dream project.
583
01:11:02,200 --> 01:11:04,736
Of course Strauss denied accusations
584
01:11:05,200 --> 01:11:08,863
that he provided illicit support
for the 300-million mark project.
585
01:11:09,325 --> 01:11:14,232
His letter was standard procedure.
As usual in investigative committees,
586
01:11:14,700 --> 01:11:19,738
the parliamentary majority
appointed the chairman and formed
587
01:11:20,200 --> 01:11:24,147
the majority, so Strauss was
acquitted on all counts of corruption.
588
01:11:24,825 --> 01:11:28,736
That was just before
the Spiegel Affair.
589
01:11:29,783 --> 01:11:34,738
What was positive about your policies
and what would you judge as negative?
590
01:11:35,200 --> 01:11:36,991
I might not have,
591
01:11:37,450 --> 01:11:42,322
while planning a certain decision,
592
01:11:42,783 --> 01:11:44,989
considered the overall picture,
593
01:11:45,450 --> 01:11:50,108
the circumstances
and the pros and cons.
594
01:11:50,575 --> 01:11:54,783
You mean the Spiegel affair?
- Yes I do,
595
01:11:55,242 --> 01:11:59,568
but I'd like to add
that there are two Spiegel affairs.
596
01:12:00,033 --> 01:12:03,898
One is the affair
as it was portrayed in public,
597
01:12:04,367 --> 01:12:07,567
the other is the affair
as it really took place.
598
01:12:08,033 --> 01:12:11,365
The Spiegel Battle
599
01:12:12,117 --> 01:12:14,985
This is how the weekly news
reported the Spiegel affair:
600
01:12:16,575 --> 01:12:20,984
These days, with fears rampant
of both a right-wing
601
01:12:21,450 --> 01:12:24,484
and a left-wing state,
opinions differ.
602
01:12:24,950 --> 01:12:27,653
Among the most questionable positions
603
01:12:28,117 --> 01:12:32,989
was a resolution of the Group 47,
which used literary language
604
01:12:33,450 --> 01:12:35,489
to spread political nonsense.
605
01:12:35,950 --> 01:12:40,692
It declared the betrayal of military
secrets to be a moral duty.
606
01:12:41,617 --> 01:12:46,358
What began as a panel discussion
ended with demolished seats
607
01:12:46,825 --> 01:12:52,609
in a Hamburg University auditorium.
Police prevented more chaos.
608
01:12:53,075 --> 01:12:59,108
Some key errors were made,
much to the audience's discredit.
609
01:12:59,575 --> 01:13:05,027
Democracy was mistaken for tumult,
the Spiegel for freedom, and
610
01:13:16,783 --> 01:13:21,856
I ask you, dear residents of Hamburg
and elsewhere...
611
01:13:22,658 --> 01:13:23,856
Hello!
612
01:13:24,742 --> 01:13:27,657
Quiet down! Quiet down!
613
01:13:28,117 --> 01:13:33,238
Above all political debate
is the accusation of treason.
614
01:13:33,700 --> 01:13:37,777
Whether it is justified
will be decided by Justice.
615
01:13:40,742 --> 01:13:45,815
In the end, the treason case against
the Spiegel was dropped.
616
01:13:46,283 --> 01:13:49,615
The main topic of discussion
became the methods
617
01:13:52,450 --> 01:13:56,907
Even the Hamburg senator
Helmut Schmidt had doubts about
618
01:13:57,367 --> 01:13:59,489
the trial's legality.
In footage not broadcast
619
01:13:59,950 --> 01:14:01,776
on the weekly news,
the following scene was found:
620
01:14:02,242 --> 01:14:06,651
It's not my position to judge
whether certain actions,
621
01:14:07,533 --> 01:14:11,824
taken by government organs
from out of town
622
01:14:12,283 --> 01:14:17,321
here in Hamburg,
were legal or not.
623
01:14:17,783 --> 01:14:20,154
I have my own personal opinion,
624
01:14:20,617 --> 01:14:25,358
but since I'm responsible
for ensuring that Hamburg's police
625
01:14:25,825 --> 01:14:30,483
does their duty,
I won't speak in public about that.
626
01:14:31,742 --> 01:14:34,408
The pit of treason turned out to be
627
01:14:34,867 --> 01:14:38,233
a pit of illegality. Justice Minister
Stammberger of the FDP
628
01:14:38,700 --> 01:14:43,193
was illegally sidelined.
His State Secretary, CDU,
629
01:14:43,658 --> 01:14:48,198
had consorted with
the Defence Ministry behind his back.
630
01:14:48,658 --> 01:14:53,696
The case clearly shows
that the Justice Minister,
631
01:14:54,158 --> 01:14:58,616
who is responsible for
upholding constitutional principles,
632
01:14:59,075 --> 01:15:02,406
was not informed in time.
The State Secretaries involved
633
01:15:02,867 --> 01:15:07,027
have taken full responsibility
for their actions.
634
01:15:07,492 --> 01:15:11,866
Today they have requested
to be relieved of their duties,
635
01:15:12,325 --> 01:15:16,106
or to be given leave.
This request will be granted.
636
01:15:16,825 --> 01:15:20,274
The arrest of Spiegel reporter
Conrad Ahlers in Spain took place
637
01:15:20,742 --> 01:15:22,484
under especially mysterious
circumstances.
638
01:15:22,950 --> 01:15:26,482
The German Embassy's military attaché
in Madrid, Lieut. Achim Oster,
639
01:15:26,950 --> 01:15:30,648
and old buddy of Strauss,
received telephone orders from Bonn
640
01:15:31,117 --> 01:15:34,981
to order Ahlers' arrest
by the Spanish police.
641
01:15:35,575 --> 01:15:40,233
Was this operation carried out
according to the usual practice,
642
01:15:40,700 --> 01:15:43,320
or were special methods used?
643
01:15:43,783 --> 01:15:48,904
There were no special methods used.
This was
644
01:15:49,367 --> 01:15:54,700
the most serious case of suspected
treason in West German history.
645
01:15:55,158 --> 01:15:59,900
This is why the Federal Prosecutor
acted with great discretion.
646
01:16:00,367 --> 01:16:05,155
This discretion was maintained at all
times by the Interior Ministry.
647
01:16:06,117 --> 01:16:10,526
Who first issued the instructions?
648
01:16:10,992 --> 01:16:15,484
Under whose authority,
on what legal premise,
649
01:16:15,950 --> 01:16:21,023
and which particularities,
did the arrest
650
01:16:21,492 --> 01:16:26,861
of the German citizen Ahlers
by Spanish authorities take place?
651
01:16:27,325 --> 01:16:31,106
I'll repeat what I said yesterday,
namely that it wasn't Mr. Dickopf,
652
01:16:31,575 --> 01:16:34,942
as the Spanish side has claimed,
653
01:16:35,408 --> 01:16:39,734
who called at 2 am,
as it's stated in the first dispatch.
654
01:16:40,200 --> 01:16:45,321
He didn't call to order this,
and neither did Mr. Sebecke.
655
01:16:45,783 --> 01:16:50,193
One official is still missing.
He's abroad... on business.
656
01:16:50,658 --> 01:16:53,741
He's on his way back,
but I've not been able to ask him.
657
01:16:54,200 --> 01:16:56,524
So it's a possibility...
658
01:16:56,992 --> 01:17:01,531
I can't confirm my suspicions,
but I'm following up on it,
659
01:17:01,992 --> 01:17:05,074
in order to give you precisely
the information you want.
660
01:17:05,533 --> 01:17:08,651
While Interior Minster Höcherl
flailed about in the fog,
661
01:17:09,117 --> 01:17:11,606
one person knew for sure
662
01:17:12,075 --> 01:17:18,274
who encouraged Lieut. Oster to
arrange the illegal arrest of Ahlers.
663
01:17:18,742 --> 01:17:23,530
Defence Minister Strauss. He himself
had picked up the phone that night.
664
01:17:24,158 --> 01:17:30,073
Sitting there mutely on the bench, he
even led Chancellor Adenauer astray.
665
01:17:30,533 --> 01:17:34,528
Gentlemen, if at any point
666
01:17:34,992 --> 01:17:37,907
any official made a mistake,
667
01:17:38,367 --> 01:17:42,942
then we shall calmly investigate
and rectify that.
668
01:17:43,408 --> 01:17:46,277
We shall correct it.
669
01:17:46,742 --> 01:17:48,982
However, gentlemen...
670
01:17:49,450 --> 01:17:53,361
Let us not,
and I repeat this appeal...
671
01:17:53,825 --> 01:17:58,697
Let us not
endanger the arrest of men
672
01:17:59,158 --> 01:18:03,449
that the country,
the country's Federal Courts
673
01:18:03,908 --> 01:18:07,441
have judged to be
674
01:18:07,908 --> 01:18:14,617
prime suspects in a crime,
based on the existing evidence.
675
01:18:15,075 --> 01:18:18,240
Against this background, let us not
676
01:18:18,700 --> 01:18:22,611
dwell on the question
of procedural mistakes.
677
01:18:23,075 --> 01:18:26,358
Ladies and gentlemen,
let us not raise this question.
678
01:18:26,825 --> 01:18:31,234
It does harm to the German cause
all over the world.
679
01:18:31,700 --> 01:18:36,572
Finally, Strauss himself testified.
He tried to lie his way out of it.
680
01:18:46,033 --> 01:18:52,031
That question implies an assumption
that as such is not true.
681
01:18:52,492 --> 01:18:58,110
But someone... someone must've
given the instructions?
682
01:19:00,075 --> 01:19:06,108
A German authority cannot possibly
have given these instructions,
683
01:19:06,575 --> 01:19:09,029
because all measures of this kind
684
01:19:09,492 --> 01:19:15,276
are taken in accordance with national
laws of the respective country.
685
01:19:15,742 --> 01:19:19,736
Not until day 3 of the Spiegel debate
did Strauss finally admit
686
01:19:20,200 --> 01:19:24,693
that he himself was the one
who called Attaché Oster in Madrid.
687
01:19:25,158 --> 01:19:29,616
He told the parliament,
"I was connected." That wasn't true.
688
01:19:30,075 --> 01:19:33,027
In fact, he himself
placed the call to Oster.
689
01:19:33,492 --> 01:19:38,150
The only recording of this lie
to parliament was made by German TV.
690
01:19:38,617 --> 01:19:43,322
German public television refused
to provide the footage for this film.
691
01:19:43,783 --> 01:19:49,532
Later it became clear what lies Strauss
had told to secure Ahlers' arrest.
692
01:19:49,992 --> 01:19:54,816
Strauss said he was acting on behalf of
the Chancellor and Foreign Minister.
693
01:20:00,158 --> 01:20:05,741
who amazingly had already fled there.
None of it was true.
694
01:20:07,075 --> 01:20:09,150
Fritz Erler at a press conference:
695
01:20:09,617 --> 01:20:12,651
This action was taken by,
and under the sole authority,
696
01:20:13,117 --> 01:20:15,950
of the Ministry of Defence,
697
01:20:16,408 --> 01:20:20,569
to make an arrest on foreign soil
with no clear legal basis.
698
01:20:21,033 --> 01:20:26,106
I would almost say that
by deceiving the Spanish authorities
699
01:20:26,575 --> 01:20:32,276
and gaining a noncompulsory statement
during a summary arrest,
700
01:20:32,742 --> 01:20:35,575
in reality an abduction took place.
701
01:20:36,283 --> 01:20:39,780
Suddenly, the Spiegel affair
had become a Strauss affair.
702
01:20:40,242 --> 01:20:44,236
The FDP withdrew its ministers
from the CDU/CSU coalition.
703
01:20:44,700 --> 01:20:46,692
Adenauer lost his majority.
704
01:20:47,450 --> 01:20:51,990
There were nationwide protests
against Strauss and his methods.
705
01:20:52,450 --> 01:20:57,073
Under public pressure,
the FDP showed unusual backbone.
706
01:20:57,533 --> 01:21:01,777
The result was a new CDU/FDP
government, but without Strauss.
707
01:21:02,325 --> 01:21:06,569
The Federal Prosecutor
investigating Strauss for abduction
708
01:21:07,033 --> 01:21:10,980
established that he had
objectively broken the law.
709
01:21:26,408 --> 01:21:30,782
Minister Strauss, who some had
already seen as Adenauer's successor,
710
01:21:31,242 --> 01:21:33,399
was sent off with military honours.
711
01:21:34,200 --> 01:21:39,901
Seemingly dead politically, Strauss
retreated to his Bavarian fortress.
712
01:21:55,367 --> 01:21:57,489
In life
713
01:21:57,950 --> 01:22:03,532
In life
Some shots are just off the mark
714
01:22:03,992 --> 01:22:06,481
We may think
715
01:22:06,950 --> 01:22:11,110
Yet others control your fate
716
01:22:12,200 --> 01:22:15,863
In life, in life
717
01:22:16,325 --> 01:22:19,988
There are always ups and downs
718
01:22:20,908 --> 01:22:24,654
And that's why, in life
719
01:22:25,117 --> 01:22:28,199
One needs a little luck
720
01:22:34,783 --> 01:22:36,775
18 years later...
721
01:22:36,867 --> 01:22:40,482
Hop, hop, Franz Josef we must stop!
722
01:22:51,325 --> 01:22:53,696
Fresh from Alaska
723
01:22:55,908 --> 01:22:57,900
Hanover, November 1979
724
01:23:29,700 --> 01:23:34,654
The candidate visiting Lower Saxony's
Federal Chancellery.
725
01:23:41,908 --> 01:23:46,401
The young, aspiring Minister Albrecht
had to yield to the older Strauss
726
01:23:46,867 --> 01:23:51,525
for the candidacy. Since then, people
consider them to be secret rivals.
727
01:23:57,033 --> 01:24:00,696
No, I enjoy working here.
- It must be quite enjoyable.
728
01:24:01,158 --> 01:24:05,947
And if I have to work on Saturday,
it's nice and quiet.
729
01:24:06,408 --> 01:24:12,524
No phones ringing. I'm not
in the room where we used to be.
730
01:24:12,992 --> 01:24:16,986
I thought so. It sure was small.
- I'm next door.
731
01:24:17,450 --> 01:24:23,566
It looks nice on the outside, but...
- I'm next door. No idea why
732
01:24:24,992 --> 01:24:28,856
Goppel vacated the bigger room and
gave it to the Ministerial Director.
733
01:24:29,325 --> 01:24:33,900
And then that foyer, which was
a real pain for the two ladies,
734
01:24:34,367 --> 01:24:40,233
especially when they'd have to
bring us loads of books to sign.
735
01:24:40,700 --> 01:24:45,157
Looked like a flea market stand.
- You have the Director's old office?
736
01:24:45,617 --> 01:24:48,948
Where press conferences were held?
- Yes, exactly.
737
01:24:49,408 --> 01:24:55,240
Despite the persistent, long-winded
resistance of the bureaucracy.
738
01:24:56,492 --> 01:25:00,356
Tea? Coffee? - Coffee.
- Yes, coffee.
739
01:25:00,825 --> 01:25:03,777
So how are we doing?
740
01:25:04,242 --> 01:25:09,742
Bavaria and Lower Saxony haven't been
this close since the Welfian dynasty.
741
01:25:10,200 --> 01:25:13,780
Don't forget the press conference
a few days ago.
742
01:25:14,242 --> 01:25:17,857
How does it feel?
- It feels good. These are
743
01:25:18,325 --> 01:25:21,277
Germany's largest states by area.
744
01:25:21,742 --> 01:25:23,484
What do you have in common?
745
01:25:23,950 --> 01:25:26,570
Stubbornness, loyalty to homeland,
746
01:25:27,033 --> 01:25:31,359
nature and to our principles.
- Our national mentality.
747
01:25:31,825 --> 01:25:37,740
And lots more. - Diversity.
- A liberal conservative position.
748
01:25:40,742 --> 01:25:44,736
And the churches aren't persecuted.
- Exactly.
749
01:25:46,867 --> 01:25:50,198
Not even the public television
institutions are persecuted.
750
01:25:50,658 --> 01:25:56,110
They either want State Premiers
shaking hands or clinking glasses.
751
01:25:56,575 --> 01:26:01,814
Or petting children. - Or that.
- Or hugging cows.
752
01:26:02,283 --> 01:26:06,325
Yes, that's even better.
Much better.
753
01:26:06,783 --> 01:26:13,658
The story of us being rivals is more
from the world of illusion.
754
01:26:14,117 --> 01:26:16,783
So, may we now? Good.
755
01:26:20,117 --> 01:26:23,116
Do you know what I mean
by world of illusion?
756
01:26:23,908 --> 01:26:27,985
Our world.
- No, that's... Well, yes and no.
757
01:26:28,450 --> 01:26:32,196
The world of public relations
is the world of illusion.
758
01:26:32,658 --> 01:26:36,700
I received a query, I don't recall
from which newspaper...
759
01:26:37,158 --> 01:26:41,781
"What will you eat for Christmas?"
And I'll say what others said,
760
01:26:42,242 --> 01:26:47,279
Helmut Schmidt for example:
"Sausages and potato salad!"
761
01:26:47,742 --> 01:26:51,025
And Coca Cola.
- Of course that's not true.
762
01:26:51,492 --> 01:26:55,652
But this isn't about
telling the public what I really eat,
763
01:26:56,117 --> 01:27:01,735
it's about saying something
that gives a guy the illusion
764
01:27:09,450 --> 01:27:15,032
Even a person with a moderate income
can eat lobster for Christmas,
765
01:27:15,492 --> 01:27:17,567
but he won't tell you he does.
766
01:27:18,033 --> 01:27:23,616
He might drive a BMW in secret,
but he has to have a used VW
767
01:27:24,075 --> 01:27:29,278
for his image, and he'll tell you
he can't afford a new car.
768
01:27:29,742 --> 01:27:32,906
That's the world of illusion.
769
01:27:35,200 --> 01:27:37,571
Yes, we're having Christmas goose.
770
01:27:37,658 --> 01:27:41,700
The Federal President goes marching.
771
01:27:46,533 --> 01:27:47,778
Between Christmas and the New Year
772
01:27:48,242 --> 01:27:51,194
The Federal President
on his march across Germany.
773
01:27:51,658 --> 01:27:56,482
Here he's on the banks of the
Elbe Tributary Canal. Rain and wind.
774
01:28:03,742 --> 01:28:07,867
The man with the red backpack
is our Federal President.
775
01:28:16,325 --> 01:28:18,566
He's the one waving.
776
01:28:22,700 --> 01:28:26,316
Okay. We've made it this far.
777
01:28:26,783 --> 01:28:31,738
And since you filmed us so nicely,
we'll stop for a moment.
778
01:28:32,200 --> 01:28:36,029
Thanks. Sorry you had to get wet.
It was worse earlier.
779
01:28:36,492 --> 01:28:38,779
It's got a bit better.
780
01:28:44,075 --> 01:28:47,489
I think the rain's let up, don't you?
- Yes, yes.
781
01:28:47,950 --> 01:28:51,815
Or have we just
got used to it?
782
01:28:53,700 --> 01:28:57,695
Gentlemen, I'd say the rain's let up.
783
01:29:14,575 --> 01:29:18,866
Hello, Mr. President. I'd like to
explain something. I live here.
784
01:29:19,325 --> 01:29:22,822
Two, three years ago,
this was a nice path made of sand.
785
01:29:23,283 --> 01:29:26,567
As you can see, it's all asphalt now.
786
01:29:27,033 --> 01:29:32,190
Perhaps you remember. And here
along the tracks was an earthen wall.
787
01:29:32,658 --> 01:29:36,700
It's been removed, as you can see.
- And now it's loud. - Exactly.
788
01:29:37,158 --> 01:29:39,280
What kind of road are we walking on?
789
01:29:39,742 --> 01:29:43,736
It goes along the tracks...
- But it doesn't lead anywhere.
790
01:29:44,200 --> 01:29:48,905
No, it's a one-way street.
- How enviable! - No!
791
01:29:49,367 --> 01:29:53,361
Look at what others put up with.
- On the path the children were never
792
01:29:53,825 --> 01:29:56,315
in danger of getting run over
or anything.
793
01:29:56,783 --> 01:30:01,856
You ought to compare yourself
to others who are much worse off...
794
01:30:02,325 --> 01:30:06,320
No, this is what I don't like.
- You have to see the bigger picture.
795
01:30:06,783 --> 01:30:11,821
I do. - This is a wonderful road.
- I think it's great that you're
796
01:30:12,283 --> 01:30:16,858
visiting the Lüneburg District,
but in today's paper...
797
01:30:17,325 --> 01:30:21,734
Today's paper is full of praise
for the road builders.
798
01:30:22,200 --> 01:30:26,242
I think... Here, let me show you.
You ought to know what's going on.
799
01:30:26,700 --> 01:30:31,193
I'll tell you something. Let's stop.
Somebody stand in front of me.
800
01:30:31,658 --> 01:30:35,570
Let me show you...
- We don't want any publicity for...
801
01:30:36,033 --> 01:30:38,819
I'm not working for anybody,
I'm here as a private citizen.
802
01:30:39,283 --> 01:30:44,404
While you're taking a walk, I want to
take the opportunity... Here it is:
803
01:30:44,867 --> 01:30:48,399
"B 209. A Delight for Drivers!"
804
01:30:48,867 --> 01:30:53,442
A few turns were removed,
the road was straightened.
805
01:30:53,908 --> 01:30:56,991
The cost of the project
was 3 million marks.
806
01:30:57,450 --> 01:31:03,448
Listen, send it to my office in Bonn.
I envy your beautiful road! - No!
807
01:31:03,908 --> 01:31:07,524
Millions of Germans would love
to live by such a beautiful road.
808
01:31:07,992 --> 01:31:13,195
The people here fought for
a sandy path, not for this asphalt.
809
01:31:14,533 --> 01:31:19,441
My goodness, what a...
All because of a little asphalt.
810
01:31:46,950 --> 01:31:53,315
In the years 1962-1980
811
01:31:57,783 --> 01:32:01,316
After a fall as extreme as that
caused by the Spiegel affair, a man
812
01:32:01,783 --> 01:32:05,115
is normally dead,
politically speaking.
813
01:32:05,575 --> 01:32:07,483
Is it on?
814
01:32:10,867 --> 01:32:14,814
That rule doesn't apply
when his power base is in Bavaria.
815
01:32:35,575 --> 01:32:40,778
But you have... This has to be
decided in the group.
816
01:32:41,242 --> 01:32:42,819
We make the decisions.
817
01:32:43,283 --> 01:32:46,366
You can spend a lot of time
talking about it...
818
01:32:46,825 --> 01:32:50,108
The future candidate
still heads the CSU
819
01:32:50,575 --> 01:32:53,942
and the CSU committee in Bonn.
820
01:32:54,700 --> 01:32:58,481
Gentlemen, we've met here,
we've discussed this for an hour,
821
01:32:58,950 --> 01:33:02,779
talked about the pros and cons,
weighed both possibilities,
822
01:33:03,242 --> 01:33:07,781
and taken up your suggestion
and agree unanimously to
823
01:33:08,242 --> 01:33:12,189
do away with the "or"
and keep the "and,"
824
01:33:12,658 --> 01:33:15,610
and stick to the old constitution.
825
01:33:16,075 --> 01:33:22,025
With this resolution, we have
a quorum, and all 26 of us are happy.
826
01:33:22,492 --> 01:33:27,280
I find it unacceptable, for lack of
a better word... It's unacceptable
827
01:33:27,742 --> 01:33:29,235
for a CSU committee member
828
01:33:29,700 --> 01:33:35,650
who was instrumental in
passing this resolution,
829
01:33:36,117 --> 01:33:38,867
which sends a message to people that
830
01:33:39,325 --> 01:33:43,485
the CSU committee will unanimously
vote for this resolution,
831
01:33:43,950 --> 01:33:47,992
to then say the exact opposite.
- Not the opposite.
832
01:33:48,450 --> 01:33:51,982
You supported...
- I merely suggested an alternative.
833
01:33:52,450 --> 01:33:55,899
You supported the government version.
- That's not true.
834
01:33:56,367 --> 01:33:57,991
I suggested an alternative.
835
01:33:58,575 --> 01:34:02,901
He lives here, next to one of
Bavaria's most beautiful churches,
836
01:34:03,367 --> 01:34:06,449
in a former Benedictine monastery.
Behind the house,
837
01:34:06,908 --> 01:34:10,606
just outside his study,
is the local cemetery.
838
01:34:25,283 --> 01:34:27,524
were dedicated to studies.
839
01:34:29,575 --> 01:34:32,740
Strauss' favourite reading includes
Herodotus, which he reads
840
01:34:33,200 --> 01:34:38,273
in original Greek version, as well as
Egon Friedell and Wilhelm Raabe.
841
01:34:38,742 --> 01:34:42,985
Strauss' hobby: beautiful, fast cars.
842
01:34:47,700 --> 01:34:49,526
The 1950s.
843
01:34:49,992 --> 01:34:55,113
A group of models at a clothing
factory in Salzgitter in 1952.
844
01:34:56,492 --> 01:35:01,399
A fashion label sends
four mannequins to a factory
845
01:35:01,867 --> 01:35:04,735
and up to the world's highest
and most impractical catwalk.
846
01:35:08,033 --> 01:35:11,530
The workers view what they produced.
847
01:35:13,658 --> 01:35:16,610
We had exhausted all our energies
in World War II.
848
01:35:17,075 --> 01:35:20,109
Afterwards, we rebuilt
the country in a mad frenzy.
849
01:35:26,825 --> 01:35:29,492
Since learning
is not all about school,
850
01:35:29,950 --> 01:35:33,068
Mr. Smith teaches good table manners
851
01:35:33,533 --> 01:35:36,070
as a permanent part
of the lesson plan.
852
01:35:57,200 --> 01:35:58,859
He's considered a man of the '50s.
853
01:35:59,325 --> 01:36:02,241
His thoughts are
occupied with the year 2000.
854
01:36:02,700 --> 01:36:06,067
Politics in the 20th century
are very polarized.
855
01:36:16,075 --> 01:36:18,991
In 1980, Fred Tacke made
his political voting decision
856
01:36:19,450 --> 01:36:22,982
three seconds before
his fatal car crash near Nuremberg:
857
01:36:23,950 --> 01:36:25,989
"I'll never drive again."
858
01:36:27,617 --> 01:36:31,446
"Seven minutes out of 16 years,
859
01:36:31,908 --> 01:36:35,405
each of which were once minutes."
860
01:36:36,742 --> 01:36:38,366
And next week's schedule?
861
01:36:39,367 --> 01:36:43,314
You'll be back up
on Monday afternoon?
862
01:36:43,783 --> 01:36:48,074
Monday evening is the committee
meeting. - Unfortunately.
863
01:36:48,533 --> 01:36:52,943
And Tuesday, Wednesday?
- Normal schedule. - Normal?
864
01:36:53,992 --> 01:36:56,944
So you won't come back until Friday?
- Right.
865
01:36:57,408 --> 01:37:00,573
And then it starts up again Sunday?
- Monday.
866
01:37:03,075 --> 01:37:07,070
You do most of the correspondence.
- I have one letter here.
867
01:37:07,658 --> 01:37:11,356
... whether that participant is ready.
- The one with...
868
01:37:13,783 --> 01:37:18,109
With that gentleman...
He should really want it by now.
869
01:37:18,575 --> 01:37:24,194
Especially since certain people
are gaining the upper hand.
870
01:37:25,575 --> 01:37:28,444
They constantly get assistance,
and that's just pointless.
871
01:37:28,908 --> 01:37:31,943
It's all basically airy-fairy.
872
01:37:34,367 --> 01:37:37,235
Did he name any names?
873
01:37:37,700 --> 01:37:41,280
No, none. Besides the usual ones
from the group.
874
01:37:41,742 --> 01:37:44,990
Like I said, it's basically
all quiet up there.
875
01:37:45,450 --> 01:37:48,070
But don't forget, you could tell
876
01:37:48,533 --> 01:37:52,279
by that one piece of information
how imprecise he is.
877
01:37:52,742 --> 01:37:55,361
Of course.
- ... with the famous president.
878
01:37:55,825 --> 01:37:59,239
Of course. Then just do it.
By all means.
879
01:38:00,117 --> 01:38:02,155
First I want to
880
01:38:02,742 --> 01:38:07,032
take the time
to dictate the article.
881
01:38:07,492 --> 01:38:13,074
Cultivating language and melody
882
01:38:15,075 --> 01:38:20,492
Ladies and gentlemen, whatever you
call it, it's not about terminology,
883
01:38:20,950 --> 01:38:25,027
although in the battle for
terminology and language,
884
01:38:25,492 --> 01:38:28,491
we can't allow ourselves to be
pushed aside by the Socialists.
885
01:38:28,950 --> 01:38:33,194
The setback we experienced
in 1969 and the '70s
886
01:38:33,658 --> 01:38:39,573
happened not least of all because
others took control of language,
887
01:38:40,033 --> 01:38:41,990
used language as a weapon,
888
01:38:42,450 --> 01:38:46,231
and took terms
and filled them with new content,
889
01:38:46,700 --> 01:38:52,200
then used them as projectiles
against us, not without success.
890
01:38:52,658 --> 01:38:57,861
The battle for language is essential
for intellectual self-assertion.
891
01:38:58,325 --> 01:39:03,067
Tell people that this time,
their fate is being gambled upon!
892
01:39:03,533 --> 01:39:06,865
Tell them that they can no longer...
893
01:39:09,033 --> 01:39:13,075
That nobody can withdraw
from the impact of politics.
894
01:39:13,533 --> 01:39:16,283
There is no more safe haven.
895
01:39:16,742 --> 01:39:22,443
Tell the sorry, sleepy, sluggish,
and slouching people in this country!
896
01:39:27,283 --> 01:39:28,694
This house, ladies and gentlemen,
897
01:39:29,408 --> 01:39:31,199
must be battened down
898
01:39:31,825 --> 01:39:35,867
to withstand storm and fire
over the next years!
899
01:39:37,408 --> 01:39:42,825
And so I say: Good luck! God be
with you, homeland of the Bavarians!
900
01:39:43,283 --> 01:39:46,282
Unity and justice and freedom,
for all of Germany!
901
01:39:46,742 --> 01:39:50,867
The left faction of a minority
of students, teachers,
902
01:39:51,325 --> 01:39:54,028
educators, teaching assistants,
903
01:39:54,492 --> 01:39:59,316
psychologists, political scientists,
sociologists, they're the root cause!
904
01:39:59,783 --> 01:40:05,117
They're not workers. They never held
a shovel, a screwdriver in their life!
905
01:40:06,200 --> 01:40:10,147
What does the profile of
today's young Socialists look like?
906
01:40:10,617 --> 01:40:15,074
Crackpot students,
loose cannon academics,
907
01:40:15,533 --> 01:40:17,655
ranting and raving educators!
908
01:40:22,617 --> 01:40:26,860
Take the lidel
for the ladle as the loodle de lidel.
909
01:40:27,825 --> 01:40:32,199
Oodle aadle eedle, andeloodel,
ogle aad Oodle, that Prussian swine!
910
01:40:32,658 --> 01:40:35,657
Serving higher interests than
for hussassa,
911
01:40:36,117 --> 01:40:39,779
bing bong in fadeloop dulipalidle.
912
01:40:40,325 --> 01:40:45,279
And now, my dear friends, doddle
diddle dolittle, dering bing bong,
913
01:40:45,742 --> 01:40:48,113
I'd like to bodle deydel
over slabbalong...
914
01:40:48,575 --> 01:40:50,401
the delarzel of Barzel.
915
01:40:51,742 --> 01:40:55,783
But above all,
I want to make it very clear
916
01:40:56,242 --> 01:41:01,907
that with us, the pinkler, there is a
lodel di yodel di ladel,
917
01:41:02,367 --> 01:41:08,447
afta la bofta, det lidel didel hadel,
di oozle or poodel, odle lede hadelo.
918
01:41:18,033 --> 01:41:20,867
Essen, Autumn of 1979.
919
01:41:44,992 --> 01:41:49,567
I hope that some of you,
if you ever grow up,
920
01:41:50,033 --> 01:41:54,324
will open your eyes
and realize your stupidity,
921
01:41:54,783 --> 01:41:59,442
realize that we're fighting for
freedom with the same concern
922
01:41:59,908 --> 01:42:03,322
as our fathers did before 1933.
923
01:42:03,783 --> 01:42:08,821
You would be the best
students of Dr. Goebbels,
924
01:42:09,283 --> 01:42:12,069
the best
supporters of Heinrich Himmler,
925
01:42:12,533 --> 01:42:15,449
the best Nazis there ever were!
926
01:42:15,908 --> 01:42:18,575
Strauss is no National Socialist.
927
01:42:19,658 --> 01:42:23,570
Strauss stands to the right
of National Socialism.
928
01:42:24,033 --> 01:42:27,032
At the furthest point from Braunau,
he speaks in Chile.
929
01:42:27,492 --> 01:42:29,365
Make sure that freedom
930
01:42:29,825 --> 01:42:31,070
in your country
931
01:42:31,533 --> 01:42:34,449
is preserved,
no matter who is attacking it.
932
01:42:35,158 --> 01:42:38,988
Make sure that discipline,
hard work, efficiency,
933
01:42:39,450 --> 01:42:42,319
readiness to sacrifice,
and camaraderie
934
01:42:42,783 --> 01:42:46,825
create a flourishing Chile where
every citizen can be proud to say,
935
01:42:47,283 --> 01:42:48,825
"I am a free Chilean."
936
01:42:52,617 --> 01:42:57,156
A fairy-tale from the Alps,
a kind of dream.
937
01:42:59,075 --> 01:43:01,695
In an Alpine valley
938
01:43:02,158 --> 01:43:06,781
lies a former spa hotel,
closed to the public.
939
01:43:07,242 --> 01:43:09,399
This is where the candidate dreams.
940
01:43:09,867 --> 01:43:13,778
A dream named Strategy.
It's meant to lead him to Bonn.
941
01:43:15,575 --> 01:43:20,613
I'm happy to have the opportunity,
here in secluded Kreuth,
942
01:43:21,075 --> 01:43:26,824
to talk openly and extensively
about matters like...
943
01:43:27,283 --> 01:43:31,148
content, style, strategy
and our assessment of the campaign.
944
01:43:31,617 --> 01:43:36,903
I think it's good.
It's a good start for our campaign.
945
01:43:37,367 --> 01:43:40,366
And we're confident
946
01:43:40,825 --> 01:43:43,859
that come Autumn, the government
in Bonn will be replaced.
947
01:43:43,950 --> 01:43:46,522
Speech to young party members
948
01:43:46,992 --> 01:43:49,232
in 1976, after a lost election
949
01:43:49,700 --> 01:43:52,699
and the divorce of CDU and CSU.
950
01:43:52,783 --> 01:43:55,652
Let me say one thing I know:
951
01:43:56,117 --> 01:43:58,025
I will never be Chancellor.
952
01:43:58,492 --> 01:44:01,277
I supported Helmut Kohl,
953
01:44:01,742 --> 01:44:04,113
despite my knowledge
954
01:44:04,575 --> 01:44:06,366
of his inadequacy
955
01:44:06,825 --> 01:44:10,274
and only for the sake of peace,
as candidate for Chancellor.
956
01:44:10,742 --> 01:44:15,566
He will never be Chancellor.
He is totally inept!
957
01:44:16,242 --> 01:44:20,616
He has none of the prerequisites.
958
01:44:21,075 --> 01:44:25,615
None whatsoever. But if need be,
it's possible to govern with anybody.
959
01:44:26,075 --> 01:44:28,363
Nobody
960
01:44:28,825 --> 01:44:32,985
from the Young Union or the CSU
ever took issue with the fact
961
01:44:33,450 --> 01:44:37,445
that every debate about who's
the best candidate... Forget me,
962
01:44:37,908 --> 01:44:40,232
I'm thinking about Carstens,
963
01:44:40,700 --> 01:44:42,526
not necessarily St. Oltenberg.
964
01:44:44,908 --> 01:44:47,196
... that every discussion is stifled
965
01:44:47,658 --> 01:44:50,574
by the unilateralism
of Mr. Biedenkopf,
966
01:44:52,117 --> 01:44:54,783
who, in order to make
Köppler State Premier...
967
01:44:55,492 --> 01:44:58,609
It's as if the Cathedral in Munich
appointed the head altar boy
968
01:44:59,075 --> 01:45:01,150
as Archbishop.
969
01:45:02,742 --> 01:45:06,783
... declared, "Helmut Kohl
is our candidate for Chancellor"?
970
01:45:07,242 --> 01:45:09,317
For the life of me, I don't know
971
01:45:09,783 --> 01:45:13,778
why... Now don't think I'm
a megalomaniac, I'm just being frank.
972
01:45:14,242 --> 01:45:18,402
... why those
political pygmies in the CDU,
973
01:45:18,867 --> 01:45:21,486
only fighting for their constituency,
974
01:45:21,950 --> 01:45:25,150
those undersized dwarves,
975
01:45:25,617 --> 01:45:28,983
those Reader's Digest politicians,
976
01:45:29,450 --> 01:45:31,856
why they're outraged
977
01:45:32,492 --> 01:45:36,569
about the Bavarian position.
An army should realize
978
01:45:37,575 --> 01:45:41,522
that if they've attacked
the wrong front three times in a row,
979
01:45:41,992 --> 01:45:44,446
they should attack somewhere else.
980
01:45:44,908 --> 01:45:48,654
I can only warn you: Forget about
the special party convention.
981
01:45:49,117 --> 01:45:51,274
Forget all that back and forth.
982
01:45:51,742 --> 01:45:55,819
When the special party conference
is over, after heated debate,
983
01:45:56,283 --> 01:46:01,866
I will declare a Free People's Party
in the North of West Germany.
984
01:46:02,325 --> 01:46:04,068
You can forget about me as chairman.
985
01:46:04,533 --> 01:46:09,156
There is no going back. That would be
a walk to Canossa, total submission.
986
01:46:09,617 --> 01:46:14,441
You'll have to find
another pansy, a coward,
987
01:46:14,908 --> 01:46:19,234
a compromiser. Not me.
There will be none of that with me.
988
01:46:19,700 --> 01:46:22,450
For 15 years, I've led this party
from one success to the next,
989
01:46:22,908 --> 01:46:27,366
and if they don't want to continue,
I'll turn to the party at large.
990
01:46:27,825 --> 01:46:30,777
The letters I've received
from members,
991
01:46:31,242 --> 01:46:33,233
from Bavaria and beyond,
992
01:46:33,700 --> 01:46:35,526
basketfuls of letters,
993
01:46:35,992 --> 01:46:38,363
they prove that perhaps one day,
994
01:46:38,825 --> 01:46:40,651
out of the
swamp of fatty degeneration
995
01:46:41,117 --> 01:46:44,946
run by petty bureaucrats
and windbags in courtyards and pubs,
996
01:46:45,408 --> 01:46:49,866
another generation will arise.
Whoever fights against all that,
997
01:46:50,325 --> 01:46:54,367
and I know it's almost like Hercules
carrying the globe on his shoulders,
998
01:46:54,825 --> 01:46:57,492
he has to discuss endlessly
999
01:46:57,950 --> 01:47:03,236
why he wants to break out
of this pygmy ideology,
1000
01:47:03,700 --> 01:47:06,236
this dwarf mentality.
1001
01:47:06,700 --> 01:47:09,154
Thoroughly insulted in this fashion,
1002
01:47:09,617 --> 01:47:14,156
his compatriots, three years later,
elect Strauss as Chancellor candidate.
1003
01:47:17,450 --> 01:47:21,030
Holding Office
1004
01:47:22,075 --> 01:47:26,982
The Federal Chancellor is responsible
for 8% of all societal issues.
1005
01:47:27,533 --> 01:47:34,029
The remaining 92% consist of life,
private property or state concerns.
1006
01:47:35,033 --> 01:47:38,649
That amounts to 0.00013%
of all global concerns,
1007
01:47:39,117 --> 01:47:42,530
which in 1000 years
will add up to 1%.
1008
01:47:54,242 --> 01:47:59,480
I'm trying to imagine if I'd
find it appealing to be Chancellor.
1009
01:48:07,992 --> 01:48:12,117
Is Mr. Zimmermann here already?
- Yes, Mr. Zimmermann is here.
1010
01:48:15,992 --> 01:48:19,690
Arrival in the Federal Chancellery.
Finally.
1011
01:48:43,242 --> 01:48:45,317
Now let the host through.
1012
01:48:54,700 --> 01:48:56,822
There are cosmetic flaws in the room.
1013
01:49:31,325 --> 01:49:33,696
This is about house security.
1014
01:49:34,408 --> 01:49:39,647
The residents are careful
who they let in. They are cautious.
1015
01:49:41,617 --> 01:49:46,074
The wolf is having a hard time.
He doesn't look like a nanny goat.
1016
01:49:46,533 --> 01:49:51,192
No politician in the world looks like
the mother of these goats.
1017
01:49:51,658 --> 01:49:54,906
The wolf goes to the miller.
"Put some flour on my paws."
1018
01:49:55,367 --> 01:49:58,947
The miller, thinking the wolf
is up to dirty tricks, refused.
1019
01:49:59,408 --> 01:50:03,190
But the wolf threatened him,
so the miller had to obey.
1020
01:50:03,658 --> 01:50:06,906
It's puzzling how the little goats
could mistake the flour-covered paw
1021
01:50:07,700 --> 01:50:10,236
for their dear mother's hand.
1022
01:50:24,908 --> 01:50:28,275
In the fairy-tale, the wolf's stomach
is cut open, and out jump 6 kids.
1023
01:50:29,492 --> 01:50:31,946
They sing, "The wolf is dead!"
1024
01:50:32,617 --> 01:50:36,943
That lasts until 1949,
then the story starts over.
1025
01:50:41,075 --> 01:50:44,904
You can trust fairy-tales insofar
as they express people's wishes.
1026
01:50:54,033 --> 01:50:58,573
I led the party so that it had
the absolute majority for 15 years.
1027
01:50:59,033 --> 01:51:01,404
I can expect the party to listen
1028
01:51:01,867 --> 01:51:05,399
when I say what may be said,
so that no harm is done,
1029
01:51:06,742 --> 01:51:11,317
when I don't say what may not be said
or else harm would be done.
1030
01:51:11,783 --> 01:51:14,866
If I would tell all that I know,
1031
01:51:15,367 --> 01:51:20,653
then the CDU/CSU can go packing,
then for the next ten years,
1032
01:51:21,117 --> 01:51:22,859
nobody need run for office.
1033
01:51:23,325 --> 01:51:25,364
"To gain a spot in the sun
1034
01:51:25,825 --> 01:51:26,821
is not easy.
1035
01:51:27,283 --> 01:51:29,192
Once it's attained, the sun's set."
1036
01:51:44,242 --> 01:51:46,696
... I'm ready to stop.
1037
01:51:51,658 --> 01:51:54,113
... I'm ready to do it...
1038
01:52:18,658 --> 01:52:20,733
A man wants to walk to Germany.
1039
01:52:21,200 --> 01:52:24,234
"Where do you want to go?"
"I want to go to Germany."
1040
01:52:37,158 --> 01:52:39,944
We, the Germans, 2000 years old,
1041
01:52:40,408 --> 01:52:43,111
who have resided here
since the great migration,
1042
01:52:43,575 --> 01:52:46,444
have often had different notions
of our history.
1043
01:52:46,908 --> 01:52:49,196
But that was before elections.
1044
01:52:51,992 --> 01:52:54,232
It's about our life.
1045
01:53:14,783 --> 01:53:19,986
We wanted to rebuild our country so
some of its history isn't repeated.
1046
01:53:20,950 --> 01:53:24,032
Those with no home
1047
01:53:24,117 --> 01:53:27,400
The SPD fights for your rights
1048
01:53:35,408 --> 01:53:38,028
Then we rebuilt the stock exchange.
1049
01:53:40,825 --> 01:53:43,990
The Frankfurt stock exchange,
Germany's oldest,
1050
01:53:44,908 --> 01:53:50,693
was reopened with representatives
of the Allied Powers in attendance.
1051
01:53:52,575 --> 01:53:55,408
Despite bomb damage,
one hall remained intact.
1052
01:53:55,867 --> 01:53:59,529
Three times a week,
brokers will note share prices,
1053
01:53:59,992 --> 01:54:05,113
thus helping to rekindle
the culture of banking in Frankfurt.
1054
01:54:17,200 --> 01:54:18,824
I have no hidden,
1055
01:54:19,283 --> 01:54:21,524
secret or underground side to me.
1056
01:54:21,992 --> 01:54:24,777
There's no past I have to hide
1057
01:54:25,242 --> 01:54:30,398
or explain. With me,
everyone knows what to expect.
1058
01:54:47,075 --> 01:54:51,780
Amidst Munich garages, an advertising
agency designs the candidate's image.
1059
01:54:53,575 --> 01:54:56,195
- WITH OPTIMISM AGAINST SOCIALISM -
A taste of what
1060
01:54:56,658 --> 01:55:00,274
to expect in the Autumn.
- At least in the pre-election phase.
1061
01:55:00,742 --> 01:55:04,736
Now it's no longer freedom
versus Socialism, it's optimism.
1062
01:55:05,200 --> 01:55:07,820
Is he only good for Bavaria,
or for the Chancellery as well?
1063
01:55:08,283 --> 01:55:13,025
He's good for the Chancellery too.
- Thanks to his political potency.
1064
01:55:13,492 --> 01:55:17,154
And also thanks to his truly...
1065
01:55:18,408 --> 01:55:20,199
... historical background,
1066
01:55:20,658 --> 01:55:24,440
and the possibility to project that
onto the future.
1067
01:55:24,908 --> 01:55:31,155
What's so fascinating about Strauss
is that he sees the bigger picture.
1068
01:56:03,575 --> 01:56:05,282
'Candidus': shiny white.
1069
01:56:05,742 --> 01:56:09,783
'Candidatus':
cloaked in a pure white robe;
1070
01:56:10,242 --> 01:56:15,398
running for election, untainted by
corruption, and therefore electable;
1071
01:56:15,867 --> 01:56:19,364
mature, maneuverable, without money.
1072
01:56:19,825 --> 01:56:24,318
That's how the Roman, in 80 BC,
runs for election.
1073
01:56:26,825 --> 01:56:29,066
A candidate, shining white.
1074
01:56:40,908 --> 01:56:44,240
The attempted murder of SDS
chief ideologue Rudolf Dutschke
1075
01:56:44,700 --> 01:56:50,282
triggered violent protest from
thousands of youths, mostly students.
1076
01:56:52,450 --> 01:56:56,907
Their protest was mainly directed
against the Springer group,
1077
01:56:57,367 --> 01:57:00,567
whom they claim
monopolizes public opinion.
1078
01:57:06,992 --> 01:57:09,481
The student unrest
can no longer be ignored.
1079
01:57:09,950 --> 01:57:12,274
The events in Berlin and abroad
1080
01:57:12,742 --> 01:57:16,274
must be dealt with by the generation
of those responsible.
1081
01:57:16,742 --> 01:57:20,191
On both sides, much understanding
and pragmatism will be needed
1082
01:57:20,658 --> 01:57:24,356
to heal the wound
that runs through our nation.
1083
01:57:37,658 --> 01:57:42,945
The promise not delivered in 1945,
and revoked in 1949,
1084
01:57:43,408 --> 01:57:45,898
erupts in 1968.
1085
01:57:46,367 --> 01:57:50,657
It will keep coming
until it is delivered.
1086
01:58:12,158 --> 01:58:14,825
Go, Rudi,
1087
01:58:15,533 --> 01:58:20,073
all of you go,
go in peace.
1088
01:58:21,367 --> 01:58:24,531
Earth to earth,
1089
01:58:25,033 --> 01:58:27,404
dust to dust,
1090
01:58:33,158 --> 01:58:36,572
On the day of the resurrection
1091
01:58:37,075 --> 01:58:38,569
of Jesus Christ,
1092
01:58:39,867 --> 01:58:41,609
He says,
1093
01:58:42,283 --> 01:58:47,486
"I am the resurrection and the life.
1094
01:58:47,950 --> 01:58:51,861
It is sown a natural body
1095
01:58:52,450 --> 01:58:56,397
and raised a spiritual body.
1096
01:58:56,867 --> 01:59:00,731
It is sown in dishonour,
1097
01:59:01,200 --> 01:59:04,780
and raised in glory.
1098
01:59:06,992 --> 01:59:12,610
May His face shine upon thee,
and be gracious unto thee.
1099
01:59:13,867 --> 01:59:18,940
May the Lord lift his countenance
upon thee,
1100
01:59:19,742 --> 01:59:23,440
and give thee peace.
1101
01:59:23,992 --> 01:59:25,154
Amen.
1102
01:59:38,492 --> 01:59:44,774
Do not be become bitter
In these bitter times
1103
01:59:45,617 --> 01:59:49,030
The rulers they do tremble
1104
01:59:49,492 --> 01:59:54,115
You may be behind bars for now
But you do not suffer
1105
01:59:54,575 --> 01:59:58,072
No, you do not suffer
1106
02:00:10,450 --> 02:00:16,483
Don't let yourself be used up
Use your time instead
1107
02:00:17,492 --> 02:00:20,574
You cannot disappear
1108
02:00:21,033 --> 02:00:25,573
You need us
And now we need your happiness
1109
02:00:26,242 --> 02:00:29,241
We need your happiness
1110
02:00:32,200 --> 02:00:38,233
We refuse to remain silent
In these silent times
1111
02:00:39,158 --> 02:00:42,406
Green erupts from the branches
1112
02:00:42,867 --> 02:00:47,490
We will show them all
Then they'll all know for sure
1113
02:00:47,950 --> 02:00:50,984
Then they'll all know for sure
1114
02:00:58,200 --> 02:01:02,325
The other German state turns 30 too.
A pompous birthday.
1115
02:01:07,200 --> 02:01:09,192
At the same time in the GDR,
1116
02:01:09,658 --> 02:01:14,613
the Soviets begin pulling out
1000 tanks and 20,000 soldiers.
1117
02:01:24,242 --> 02:01:28,699
At year's end, Chancellor Schmidt
and State Secretary Honecker promise
1118
02:01:29,158 --> 02:01:32,988
mutual visits.
A comforting notion...
1119
02:01:33,450 --> 02:01:37,231
The reserve fleet for Europe
has just left American ports.
1120
02:01:37,700 --> 02:01:40,403
It is crossing the Atlantic.
1121
02:01:58,658 --> 02:02:03,032
West Germany's NATO chambers,
where emergencies are dealt with.
1122
02:02:48,242 --> 02:02:51,110
At the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt,
in the year 1806,
1123
02:02:51,575 --> 02:02:56,198
a person three kilometres from
the battlefield could lunch in peace.
1124
02:03:05,158 --> 02:03:07,648
The troop pull-out was announced
by the Soviet head of state
1125
02:03:08,117 --> 02:03:13,107
and party leader Leonid Brezhnev
while visiting the GDR in October,
1126
02:03:13,575 --> 02:03:16,693
in order to improve
the climate for disarmament talks.
1127
02:03:17,158 --> 02:03:21,698
The NATO decision to increase their
weapons arsenal before negotiating
1128
02:03:22,158 --> 02:03:26,023
is seen by Socialist countries
as disastrous.
1129
02:05:01,075 --> 02:05:06,113
New Year's Eve 1979/80.
Three in the morning.
1130
02:05:06,575 --> 02:05:08,567
The candidate
thinks in terms of centuries.
1131
02:05:09,783 --> 02:05:12,154
Many people
are thinking of Christmas.
1132
02:05:12,617 --> 02:05:16,363
The history of our houses
reaches back 2000 years.
1133
02:05:16,825 --> 02:05:19,859
They are destroyed in two nights.
1134
02:07:23,158 --> 02:07:25,648
Careful that it doesn't smear.
1135
02:07:26,117 --> 02:07:28,239
Spray a fixative on it.
1136
02:07:31,658 --> 02:07:33,615
Done with signing?
- Yes.
1137
02:07:36,950 --> 02:07:39,274
Now I only need two more...
1138
02:07:40,408 --> 02:07:43,822
Good luck! Keep it up!
1139
02:07:44,283 --> 02:07:45,742
Really, keep it up!
1140
02:09:06,992 --> 02:09:09,030
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1141
02:09:09,492 --> 02:09:11,732
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