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May 29, 2014
Hitler stands with two members of his paramilitary wing in 1923, men he remembers as "jolly rogues" who were invaluable to him because of their willingness to sacrifice.
Carolyn Yeager and Ray Goodwin read and comment on the October 30-November 2, 1941 dinner table conversations and monologues by the German Leader, taken down in shorthand by trusted aide, attorney Heinrich Heim. Topics included in this episode:
- The Fuehrer discusses a hunting-trip taken by some of his Ministers and Reichsleaders;
- Sharp criticism of the Foreign Office for its lack of ingenuity;
- For high officials, the interests of the State and private investment conflict;
- Plan to improve the Civil Service and Judiciary;
- Social justice before everything - Masses are the source of the elite - Soldiers recognize a commander.
The edition of Hitler's Table Talk being used was translated by Norman Cameron and R.H. Stevens, published by Enigma Books, New York, and can be found as a pdf here.