In The Garden Of Beasts Part 23

6 Gestapo chief Rudolf Diels felt compelled: Messersmith, "Some observations on my relations with the press," unpublished memoir, 20, Messersmith Papers. Gestapo chief Rudolf Diels felt compelled: Messersmith, "Some observations on my relations with the press," unpublished memoir, 20, Messersmith Papers.

7 "people's righteous indignation": Mowrer, "people's righteous indignation": Mowrer, Triumph Triumph, 22526.

8 "one of the most difficult conversations": Messersmith, "Some observations on my relations with the press," unpublished memoir, 21, Messersmith Papers. "one of the most difficult conversations": Messersmith, "Some observations on my relations with the press," unpublished memoir, 21, Messersmith Papers.

9 "If you were not being moved": Mowrer, "If you were not being moved": Mowrer, Journalist's Wife Journalist's Wife, 308.

10 "never quite forgave my father": Dodd, "never quite forgave my father": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 39.

11 "perhaps the foremost chemist": Dodd, "perhaps the foremost chemist": Dodd, Diary Diary, 17.

12 C t = k: See "Fritz Haber," JewishVirtualLibrary.org. C t = k: See "Fritz Haber," JewishVirtualLibrary.org.

13 On a personal level: Stern, 121. Also see "Fritz Haber," n.o.belPrize.org. On a personal level: Stern, 121. Also see "Fritz Haber," n.o.belPrize.org.

14 "In this profound dejection": Ibid., 53. "In this profound dejection": Ibid., 53.

15 "trembled from head to foot": Memorandum, Sept. 14, 1933, Box 59, W. E. Dodd Papers. "trembled from head to foot": Memorandum, Sept. 14, 1933, Box 59, W. E. Dodd Papers.

16 "the saddest story of Jewish persecution": Dodd, "the saddest story of Jewish persecution": Dodd, Diary Diary, 17.

17 "He wished to know the possibilities": Ibid., 17. "He wished to know the possibilities": Ibid., 17.

18 "You know the quota is already full": Dodd to Isador Lubin, Aug. 5, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers. "You know the quota is already full": Dodd to Isador Lubin, Aug. 5, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers.

19 "The Amba.s.sador appears": D. W. MacCormack to Isador Lubin, Aug. 23, 1935, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers. "The Amba.s.sador appears": D. W. MacCormack to Isador Lubin, Aug. 23, 1935, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers.

20 He left for England: Goran, 169, 171. He left for England: Goran, 169, 171.

21 Zyklon B: Stern, 135. Zyklon B: Stern, 135.

22 "How I wish": Stephen S. Wise to Dodd, July 28, 1933, Box 43, W. E. Dodd Papers. "How I wish": Stephen S. Wise to Dodd, July 28, 1933, Box 43, W. E. Dodd Papers.

23 Dodd "is being lied to": Wise, Dodd "is being lied to": Wise, Personal Letters Personal Letters, 223.

24 "the many sources of information": Dodd to Stephen S. Wise, Aug. 1, 1933, Box 43, W. E. Dodd Papers. "the many sources of information": Dodd to Stephen S. Wise, Aug. 1, 1933, Box 43, W. E. Dodd Papers.

25 "tell him the truth": Wise, "tell him the truth": Wise, Personal Letters Personal Letters, 224.

26 "I might be recognized": Wise, "I might be recognized": Wise, Challenging Years Challenging Years, 254.

27 "Briefly it may be said": Messersmith to Hull, Aug. 24, 1933, Messersmith Papers. "Briefly it may be said": Messersmith to Hull, Aug. 24, 1933, Messersmith Papers.

28 "fundamentally, I believe": Dodd to Roosevelt, Aug. 12, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers. "fundamentally, I believe": Dodd to Roosevelt, Aug. 12, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers.

Chapter 10: Tiergartenstra.s.se 27a.

1 Though he reviled: Dodd to William Phillips, Nov. 13, 1933, Box 42. Though he reviled: Dodd to William Phillips, Nov. 13, 1933, Box 42.

2 "Personally, I would rather": Dodd to Sam D. McReynolds, Jan. 2, 1934, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers. "Personally, I would rather": Dodd to Sam D. McReynolds, Jan. 2, 1934, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers.

3 The Dodds found many properties: Dodd, The Dodds found many properties: Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 32.

4 "We have one of the best residences": Dodd to Roosevelt, Aug. 12, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers. "We have one of the best residences": Dodd to Roosevelt, Aug. 12, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers.

5 Trees and gardens: In the course of my research I had the pleasure of interviewing Gianna Sommi Panofsky, the daughter-in-law of the Dodds' landlord, who provided me with detailed plans for the house and photocopies of several photographs of its exterior. Sadly, she died before I completed this book. Trees and gardens: In the course of my research I had the pleasure of interviewing Gianna Sommi Panofsky, the daughter-in-law of the Dodds' landlord, who provided me with detailed plans for the house and photocopies of several photographs of its exterior. Sadly, she died before I completed this book.

6 "twice the size of an average New York apartment": Dodd, "twice the size of an average New York apartment": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 3334.

7 "entirely done in gold": Ibid., 34. "entirely done in gold": Ibid., 34.

8 "We are convinced": Dodd to Mrs. Alfred Panofsky, undated letter, provided by Gianna Sommi Panofsky. "We are convinced": Dodd to Mrs. Alfred Panofsky, undated letter, provided by Gianna Sommi Panofsky.

9 "I love going there": Fromm, 215. "I love going there": Fromm, 215.

10 "second home": Ferdinand, 253. "second home": Ferdinand, 253.

11 "When the servants were out of sight": Ibid., 253. "When the servants were out of sight": Ibid., 253.

12 "If you don't try to be more careful": Ibid., 253. "If you don't try to be more careful": Ibid., 253.

13 "We love each other": Martha to Thornton Wilder, Sept. 25, 1933, Wilder Papers. "We love each other": Martha to Thornton Wilder, Sept. 25, 1933, Wilder Papers.

14 "short, blond, obsequious": Dodd, "short, blond, obsequious": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 147.

15 "Now the hegira begins": Carl Sandburg to Martha, n.d., Box 63, W. E. Dodd Papers. "Now the hegira begins": Carl Sandburg to Martha, n.d., Box 63, W. E. Dodd Papers.

16 They traveled first by car: Dodd, They traveled first by car: Dodd, Diary Diary, 2223; Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 27; Reynolds, 118.

PART III: LUCIFER IN THE GARDEN.

Chapter 11: Strange Beings.

1 "an American citizen of a fine type": Messersmith to Hull, Aug. 19, 1933, Messersmith Papers. "an American citizen of a fine type": Messersmith to Hull, Aug. 19, 1933, Messersmith Papers.

2 "very young, very energetic": Messersmith to Hull, Aug. 25, 1933, Messersmith Papers. "very young, very energetic": Messersmith to Hull, Aug. 25, 1933, Messersmith Papers.

3 "confessions of regret": Dodd, "confessions of regret": Dodd, Diary Diary, 2627.

4 "The excitement of the people": Dodd, "The excitement of the people": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 28.

Details of the episode described on this and following pages may be found mainly in Martha's memoir, pages 2732, and in Quentin Reynolds's memoir, pages 11821.

Martha's account varies a bit from that of Reynolds. She claimed Reynolds agreed to write the story upon his return to Berlin, rather than cable it directly from Nuremberg, and that he would leave her and Bill out of the account. Reynolds, in a later memoir, reported that he did omit reference to the Dodds, but wrote the story while still in Nuremberg and filed it by mail rather than by cable. Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 29; Reynolds, 120.

5 "a short, squat, shaven-headed bully": Kershaw, "a short, squat, shaven-headed bully": Kershaw, Hubris Hubris, 179.

6 Goebbels smiled: One problem with the n.a.z.is' adulation of Aryan perfection was that none of the regime's most senior leaders fit the tall, blond, blue-eyed model. Hitler, when not ranting, looked to be a rather prosaic type, a middle manager of middle age with a strange mustache that evoked the American comic actor Charlie Chaplin. Goring was hugely overweight, and increasingly given to odd quirks of narcissistic display, such as painting his nails and changing his uniform several times a day. Himmler looked like a pract.i.tioner of the field in which he had been employed before being anointed by Hitler: chicken farming. Goebbels smiled: One problem with the n.a.z.is' adulation of Aryan perfection was that none of the regime's most senior leaders fit the tall, blond, blue-eyed model. Hitler, when not ranting, looked to be a rather prosaic type, a middle manager of middle age with a strange mustache that evoked the American comic actor Charlie Chaplin. Goring was hugely overweight, and increasingly given to odd quirks of narcissistic display, such as painting his nails and changing his uniform several times a day. Himmler looked like a pract.i.tioner of the field in which he had been employed before being anointed by Hitler: chicken farming.

Goebbels's appearance posed the greatest challenge, however. He was a shrunken figure with a crippled foot whose looks bore a startling resemblance to the grotesquely distorted caricatures that appeared regularly in n.a.z.i hate literature. A bit of doggerel discreetly made the rounds in Berlin: "Dear G.o.d, make me blind / That I may Goebbels Aryan find." Gallo, 29.

7 "The youth are bright faced": Martha to Thornton Wilder, Dec. 14, 1933, Wilder Papers. "The youth are bright faced": Martha to Thornton Wilder, Dec. 14, 1933, Wilder Papers.

Many people held similar views, at least early on. I was struck in particular by the observations of Marsden Hartley, an American painter living in Berlin, who on Dec. 28, 1933, wrote, "It takes one's breath really to see the young here all marching and marching of course as usual. One gets the feeling Germany is always marching-but O such health and vigor and physical rightness they possess." Hartley, 11.

8 "I received a non-committal reply": Dodd, "I received a non-committal reply": Dodd, Diary Diary, 26.

9 "very pleasantly unconventional": Ibid., 25. "very pleasantly unconventional": Ibid., 25.

Chapter 12: Brutus.

1 "It was all over": Dodd, "It was all over": Dodd, Diary Diary, 3031.

2 "really doing wrong": This quote and other details of the Kaltenborn episode come from Messersmith, "Attack on Kaltenborn," unpublished memoir, Messersmith Papers; Kaltenborn's correspondence in his archive at the Wisconsin Historical Society; and Kaltenborn's memoir, "really doing wrong": This quote and other details of the Kaltenborn episode come from Messersmith, "Attack on Kaltenborn," unpublished memoir, Messersmith Papers; Kaltenborn's correspondence in his archive at the Wisconsin Historical Society; and Kaltenborn's memoir, Fifty Fabulous Years Fifty Fabulous Years.

3 "This is no more to be expected": Kaltenborn Papers. "This is no more to be expected": Kaltenborn Papers.

4 "otherwise tried to prevent unfriendly demonstrations": Dodd, "otherwise tried to prevent unfriendly demonstrations": Dodd, Diary Diary, 36.

5 "I was trying to find excuses": Dodd, "I was trying to find excuses": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 36.

6 "I felt there was something n.o.ble:" Ibid., 3637. "I felt there was something n.o.ble:" Ibid., 3637.

7 "and that the press reports": Ibid., 37. "and that the press reports": Ibid., 37.

8 "And when are you coming back": Mowrer, "And when are you coming back": Mowrer, Triumph Triumph, 226.

9 "And you too, Brutus": Messersmith, "Some observations on my relations with the press," unpublished memoir, 22, Messersmith Papers. "And you too, Brutus": Messersmith, "Some observations on my relations with the press," unpublished memoir, 22, Messersmith Papers.

10 Mowrer "was for a time": Dodd to Walter Lichtenstein, Oct. 26, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers. Mowrer "was for a time": Dodd to Walter Lichtenstein, Oct. 26, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers.

11 "His experiences, however": Ibid. "His experiences, however": Ibid.

12 "Nowhere have I had such lovely friends": Reynolds, "Nowhere have I had such lovely friends": Reynolds, Journalist's Wife Journalist's Wife, 309.

13 "The protokoll arbiters": Dodd to Hull, Oct. 19, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers. "The protokoll arbiters": Dodd to Hull, Oct. 19, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers.

14 "So today the show began": Dodd, "So today the show began": Dodd, Diary Diary, 33.

15 "Well, if at the last minute": Dodd, "Well, if at the last minute": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 236.

16 "You people in the Diplomatic Corps": Dodd to Hull, Feb. 17, 1934 (unsent), Box 44, W. E. Dodd Papers. "You people in the Diplomatic Corps": Dodd to Hull, Feb. 17, 1934 (unsent), Box 44, W. E. Dodd Papers.

17 "We simply cannot stand the pace": Ibid. "We simply cannot stand the pace": Ibid.

18 "Infectious and delightful": Dodd, "Infectious and delightful": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 233.

19 "one of the few men": Ibid., 233. "one of the few men": Ibid., 233.

20 An extraordinary newspaper photograph: A copy of this image can be found in Dodd, An extraordinary newspaper photograph: A copy of this image can be found in Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, opposite page 118.

21 "certainly looked flirtatious": Schultz, "Sigrid Schultz Transcript-Part I," 10, Box 2, Schultz Papers. "certainly looked flirtatious": Schultz, "Sigrid Schultz Transcript-Part I," 10, Box 2, Schultz Papers.

22 "you felt you could be in the same room": Schultz, Catalogue of Memoirs, transcript fragment, Box 2, Schultz Papers. "you felt you could be in the same room": Schultz, Catalogue of Memoirs, transcript fragment, Box 2, Schultz Papers.

23 "I was always rather favorably impressed": Reminiscences of John Campbell White, Oral History Collection, Columbia University, 8788. "I was always rather favorably impressed": Reminiscences of John Campbell White, Oral History Collection, Columbia University, 8788.

24 "three times the size": Dodd, "three times the size": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 221.

25 "To ill.u.s.trate," he wrote: Dodd to Hull, Oct. 19, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers. "To ill.u.s.trate," he wrote: Dodd to Hull, Oct. 19, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers.

26 "But," he vowed: Ibid. "But," he vowed: Ibid.

27 The emba.s.sy's cupboard: Berlin Emba.s.sy Post Report (Revision), p. 10, 124.62/162, State/Decimal. The emba.s.sy's cupboard: Berlin Emba.s.sy Post Report (Revision), p. 10, 124.62/162, State/Decimal.

28 "We shall not use silver platters": Dodd to Hull, Oct. 19, 1933, Box. 41, W. E. Dodd Papers. "We shall not use silver platters": Dodd to Hull, Oct. 19, 1933, Box. 41, W. E. Dodd Papers.

29 "I can never adapt myself": Dodd to Carl Sandburg, Nov. 21, 1934, Box 45, W. E. Dodd Papers. "I can never adapt myself": Dodd to Carl Sandburg, Nov. 21, 1934, Box 45, W. E. Dodd Papers.

30 "with attacks of headaches": Dr. Wilbur E. Post to Dodd, Aug. 30, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers. "with attacks of headaches": Dr. Wilbur E. Post to Dodd, Aug. 30, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers.

31 a a Sonderzug: Sonderzug: Metcalfe, 141. Metcalfe, 141.

32 Knight, Death and the Devil: Knight, Death and the Devil: Burden, 68. Burden, 68.