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His excellency Reichshanzler Adolf Hitler recieved
me at noon August 24th, 1935, in his own private Munich re-
sidence(since long before he came to power) 16 Prinzre-
gentplatz.  That audience was preceded and concluded by
two good omens, each taken from the very best that Germany
has ever produced- Hindenburg and Bismark.  Under State
Secretary Meissner (long Hindenburg's closes as-
sistant) came to fetch me from my hotel in an automobile
belonging to the deceased Field Marshal, while my audience
closed by Hitler showing me Lenbach's finest picture of
Bismarck, hanging right across from the desk where he writes|
 
 
Let me first of all frankly confess that this will not prove
a journalistic interview with Germany's Chief of State.
It merely narrates a foreigner's visit to an undeniably
great leader, and tells the impression he made upon this par-
ticular outsider.  He was good enough to retain me for an hour
and ten minutes, so many things were discussed, some of which
it would both be indiscreet and discurteous to report.
 
 
There was no official nonsense or exaggeration about arri-
val, reception, or departure- no armed men in uniform, etc., outside,
a member of the so-called Stormtroopers (all in black) sa-
luted and conducted us indoors, where another one met and led
us up one flight of stairs to a door with Adolf Hitler on the 
door plate.  In the entrance hall stood the aide de camp,- a fine
well set-up German, who after a brief greeting took us in to 
see his chief.