Journalist Dorothy Thompson—born on this day in 1893—was one of America’s most outspoken voices against Nazism. Her writing and radio broadcasts alerted millions of people to Nazi Germany’s persecution of Jews as well as the threat it posed to democracy and international peace. In 1931, the Nazi Party invited Thompson to interview Adolf Hitler for Cosmopolitan magazine. She expanded the interview, publishing it along with her impressions, in a book, “I Saw Hitler!,” which was released before Hit
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Journalist Dorothy Thompson—born on this day in 1893—was one of America’s most outspoken voices against Nazism. Her writing and radio broadcasts alerted millions of people to Nazi Germany’s persecution of Jews as well as the threat it posed to democracy and international peace. In 1931, the Nazi Party invited Thompson to interview Adolf Hitler for Cosmopolitan magazine. She expanded the interview, publishing it along with her impressions, in a book, “I Saw Hitler!,” which was released before Hit
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Dorothy Thompson and the Interview That Foreshadowed a Dictatorship In 1931, American journalist Dorothy Thompson secured a rare interview with Adolf Hitler at Berlin’s Kaiserhof Hotel, at a moment when the Nazi Party was still rising to power. Thompson asked a direct question: whether, once in office, he would abolish the constitution of the German Republic. Hitler replied that he intended to gain power legally, dissolve parliament, abolish the Weimar Constitution, and establish an authoritaria
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Dorothy Thompson and the Interview That Foreshadowed a Dictatorship In 1931, American journalist Dorothy Thompson secured a rare interview with Adolf Hitler at Berlin’s Kaiserhof Hotel, at a moment when the Nazi Party was still rising to power. Thompson asked a direct question: whether, once in office, he would abolish the constitution of the German Republic. Hitler replied that he intended to gain power legally, dissolve parliament, abolish the Weimar Constitution, and establish an authoritaria
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Journalist Dorothy Thompson recorded this speech after arriving in Paris in August 1934. Just days earlier, Nazi authorities had expelled her from Germany. Thompson was the first American journalist expelled from Nazi Germany, since she criticized Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime in her reporting. In her speech, she warned Americans that Nazi Germany did not believe in freedom of the press. "My expulsion from Germany is not individually of any importance. It is only interesting insofar as it thr
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Journalist Dorothy Thompson recorded this speech after arriving in Paris in August 1934. Just days earlier, Nazi authorities had expelled her from Germany. Thompson was the first American journalist expelled from Nazi Germany, since she criticized Adolf Hitler and the Nazi regime in her reporting. In her speech, she warned Americans that Nazi Germany did not believe in freedom of the press. "My expulsion from Germany is not individually of any importance. It is only interesting insofar as it thr
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Considering History: Dorothy Thompson Warned of Fascism in the U.S. and in Nazi Germany | The Saturday Evening Post
Considering History: Dorothy Thompson Warned of Fascism in the U.S. and in Nazi Germany | The Saturday Evening Post
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She Interviewed Hitler in 1931, Called Him Insignificant, Within a Year He Came to Power, She Warned the World #DorothyThompson #Hitler #Journalism #Fascism | The Inspireist
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She Interviewed Hitler in 1931, Called Him Insignificant, Within a Year He Came to Power, She Warned the World #DorothyThompson #Hitler #Journalism #Fascism | The Inspireist
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Hitler’s Olympics Part 1: The Blue-Eyed Tornado | Revisionist History | Malcolm Gladwell
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Journalist Dorothy Thompson made a name for herself in the 1930s and 40s by speaking out against fascism in Europe—and at home. Tune in tonight at 9/8c for an encore presentation of NAZI TOWN, USA (check local listings) or stream anytime on YouTube and the PBS App. | American Experience | PBS
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American Cassandra: The Life of Dorothy Thompson
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NBC - Hitler Invasion of Poland - Dorothy Thompson - September 3, 1939
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Dorothy Thompson, a risk-taking journalist devoted to fighting fascism, was born #OnThisDay in 1893. A biographer once referred to Dorothy as the leading American voice in the war against fascism, and
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This Woman Risked Everything to Tell the Truth
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THE SILENCING OF DOROTHY THOMPSON
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In June 1965, Dorothy Thompson was a 30-year-old wife and mother living a quiet life in the small town of Barkhamsted, Connecticut. One afternoon, her husband came home to find Dorothy brutally murdered behind their house, while their toddler daughter and elderly mother-in-law were unharmed upstairs. The crime scene suggested a violent and personal attack, yet nothing of real value was taken except a small piggy bank. Police quickly believed Dorothy likely knew her killer, but the investigation
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NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson attends pretty much every Tiny Desk Concert. During Bill Callahan’s set, Thompson’s favorite moment came from the beep of a digital watch. Enter the #TinyDeskContest for your chance to play a concert and make some memories at our office and the Lagunitas Brewing Co CouchTrippin’ to Austin showcase in March: http://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/ Official rules: http://tinydeskcontest.npr.org/rules | NPR Music
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Nazitown, USA excerpt: Dorothy Thompson warns of fascism
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The Legendary Career of Dorothy Thompson: What One Good Journalist Can Do.
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What's making us happy: What to watch, read and listen to this weekend
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RT sat down on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross to look back on his life in music. Listen to the full interview at smarturl.it/RTFreshAir | Richard Thompson - RT
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