Chapter 13: My Dark Secret.

1 "I suppose I practiced": Dodd, "I suppose I practiced": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 41.

2 She had a brief affair with Putzi: Conradi, 122. She had a brief affair with Putzi: Conradi, 122.

3 "like a b.u.t.terfly": Vanden Heuvel, 248. "like a b.u.t.terfly": Vanden Heuvel, 248.

4 "You are the only person": Armand Berard to Martha, n.d., Box 4, Martha Dodd Papers. "You are the only person": Armand Berard to Martha, n.d., Box 4, Martha Dodd Papers.

5 "Of course I remember": Max Delbruck to Martha, Nov. 15, 1978, Box 4, Martha Dodd Papers. "Of course I remember": Max Delbruck to Martha, Nov. 15, 1978, Box 4, Martha Dodd Papers.

6 "I often felt like saying something": Messersmith to Jay Pierrepont Moffat, June 13, 1934, Messersmith Papers. "I often felt like saying something": Messersmith to Jay Pierrepont Moffat, June 13, 1934, Messersmith Papers.

7 "she had behaved so badly": Messersmith, "Goering," unpublished memoir, 5, Messersmith Papers. "she had behaved so badly": Messersmith, "Goering," unpublished memoir, 5, Messersmith Papers.

8 "That was not a house": Brysac, 157. "That was not a house": Brysac, 157.

9 "created a nervousness": Dodd, "created a nervousness": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 52.

10 "the most sinister, scar-torn face": Ibid., 52. "the most sinister, scar-torn face": Ibid., 52.

11 "a cruel, broken beauty": Ibid., 53. "a cruel, broken beauty": Ibid., 53.

12 "Involved affairs with women": Gisevius, 39. "Involved affairs with women": Gisevius, 39.

13 "I felt at ease": Ludecke, 65455. "I felt at ease": Ludecke, 65455.

14 "He took a vicious joy": Dodd, "He took a vicious joy": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 52.

15 "remarkably small": Gellately, "remarkably small": Gellately, Gestapo Gestapo, 4445.

16 "Most of them were neither crazed": Ibid., 59. "Most of them were neither crazed": Ibid., 59.

17 "One can evade a danger": Quoted in Gellately, "One can evade a danger": Quoted in Gellately, Gestapo Gestapo, 129.

Even within the Gestapo there was fear, according to Hans Gisevius, author of the Gestapo memoir To the Bitter End: To the Bitter End: "For we were living in a den of murderers in which we did not even dare step ten or twenty feet across the hall to wash our hands without telephoning a colleague beforehand and informing him of our intention to embark on so perilous an expedition." His boss advised him always to stay close to the wall and away from the banister when walking up a stairway, on the theory that this made it harder for an a.s.sa.s.sin above to get a clear shot. "Not for a moment was anyone's life secure." Gisevius, 5051. "For we were living in a den of murderers in which we did not even dare step ten or twenty feet across the hall to wash our hands without telephoning a colleague beforehand and informing him of our intention to embark on so perilous an expedition." His boss advised him always to stay close to the wall and away from the banister when walking up a stairway, on the theory that this made it harder for an a.s.sa.s.sin above to get a clear shot. "Not for a moment was anyone's life secure." Gisevius, 5051.

18 "like a ma.s.s of inanimate clay": Gallo, 2526. "like a ma.s.s of inanimate clay": Gallo, 2526.

19 "They ordered me to take off my pants": Rurup, 92. "They ordered me to take off my pants": Rurup, 92.

20 "The value of the SA": Metcalfe, 133. "The value of the SA": Metcalfe, 133.

21 "the golden death of the Tiergarten": Martha to Thornton Wilder, Nov. 10, 1934, Wilder Papers. "the golden death of the Tiergarten": Martha to Thornton Wilder, Nov. 10, 1934, Wilder Papers.

22 a "most indiscreet" young lady: Quoted in Wilbur Carr, Memorandum, June 5, 1933, Box 12, Carr Papers. a "most indiscreet" young lady: Quoted in Wilbur Carr, Memorandum, June 5, 1933, Box 12, Carr Papers.

23 "he was constantly facing the muzzle of a gun": Dodd, "he was constantly facing the muzzle of a gun": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 56.

24 "There began to appear before my romantic eyes": Ibid., 53. "There began to appear before my romantic eyes": Ibid., 53.

Chapter 14: The Death of Boris.

1 "He had an unusual mouth": Agnes Knickerbocker, in miscellaneous notes, Box 13, Folder 22, Martha Dodd Papers. "He had an unusual mouth": Agnes Knickerbocker, in miscellaneous notes, Box 13, Folder 22, Martha Dodd Papers.

2 In a later unpublished account: Martha left a rich typescript account of her relationship with Boris that includes pa.s.sages of dialogue and myriad observational details, such as who laughed at what remark, who frowned, and so forth. "Bright Journey into Darkness," Box 14, Martha Dodd Papers. In a later unpublished account: Martha left a rich typescript account of her relationship with Boris that includes pa.s.sages of dialogue and myriad observational details, such as who laughed at what remark, who frowned, and so forth. "Bright Journey into Darkness," Box 14, Martha Dodd Papers.

3 "n.i.g.g.e.r-Jew jazz": Kater, 15. "n.i.g.g.e.r-Jew jazz": Kater, 15.

4 "seemed totally unintimidated": Quoted in "Bright Journey into Darkness," Box 14, Martha Dodd Papers. "seemed totally unintimidated": Quoted in "Bright Journey into Darkness," Box 14, Martha Dodd Papers.

5 "made some ceremony": Agnes Knickerbocker, in miscellaneous notes, Box 13, Folder 22, Martha Dodd Papers. "made some ceremony": Agnes Knickerbocker, in miscellaneous notes, Box 13, Folder 22, Martha Dodd Papers.

Chapter 15: The "Jewish Problem".

1 It began amiably enough: My account of Dodd's meeting with Neurath is derived from Dodd's It began amiably enough: My account of Dodd's meeting with Neurath is derived from Dodd's Diary Diary, pages 3537, and from his seven-page Memorandum, Sept. 14, 1933, Box 59, W. E. Dodd Papers.

2 "No doubt can be entertained": Leon Dominian to Hull and to Berlin Emba.s.sy, Sept. 15, 1933, 862.113/49 GC, State/Decimal. "No doubt can be entertained": Leon Dominian to Hull and to Berlin Emba.s.sy, Sept. 15, 1933, 862.113/49 GC, State/Decimal.

3 On one notorious occasion: Messersmith to Hull, July 29, 1933, Messersmith Papers. On one notorious occasion: Messersmith to Hull, July 29, 1933, Messersmith Papers.

Chapter 16: A Secret Request.

1 "this disagreeable and difficult business": Dodd to Samuel F. Bemis, Aug. 7, 1933, Box 40, W. E. Dodd Papers. "this disagreeable and difficult business": Dodd to Samuel F. Bemis, Aug. 7, 1933, Box 40, W. E. Dodd Papers.

2 "Herewith I am informing you": Alfred Panofsky to Dodd, Sept. 18, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers. "Herewith I am informing you": Alfred Panofsky to Dodd, Sept. 18, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers.

3 Dodd's first draft: For first and final drafts, see Dodd to Alfred Panofsky, Sept. 20, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers. Dodd's first draft: For first and final drafts, see Dodd to Alfred Panofsky, Sept. 20, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers.

4 "There was too much noise": Memorandum, n.d. (c. 1935), Box 47, W. E. Dodd Papers. "There was too much noise": Memorandum, n.d. (c. 1935), Box 47, W. E. Dodd Papers.

5 "happy mix of courage": Klemperer, "happy mix of courage": Klemperer, Language Language, 32, 43, 48, 60.

6 Another attack occurred against an American: Dodd, Another attack occurred against an American: Dodd, Diary Diary, 44; Messersmith to William Phillips, Oct. 19, 1933, Messersmith Papers.

7 The Ministry of Posts: Miller, 53. The Ministry of Posts: Miller, 53.

8 "There has been nothing in social history": Messersmith to William Phillips, Sept. 29, 1933, Messersmith Papers. "There has been nothing in social history": Messersmith to William Phillips, Sept. 29, 1933, Messersmith Papers.

9 "forcible intervention from the outside": Ibid. "forcible intervention from the outside": Ibid.

10 "There is nothing here": Dodd to Edward M. House, Oct. 31, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers. "There is nothing here": Dodd to Edward M. House, Oct. 31, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers.

11 "It defeats my history work": Dodd to Jane Addams, Oct. 16, 1933, Box 40, W. E. Dodd Papers. "It defeats my history work": Dodd to Jane Addams, Oct. 16, 1933, Box 40, W. E. Dodd Papers.

12 "Please do not refer to others": Dodd to Hull, Oct. 4, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers; Hull to Dodd, Oct. 16, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers. "Please do not refer to others": Dodd to Hull, Oct. 4, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers; Hull to Dodd, Oct. 16, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers.

Chapter 17: Lucifer's Run.

1 "harshness and callousness": Diels, 32831; also, Crankshaw, 5161. "harshness and callousness": Diels, 32831; also, Crankshaw, 5161.

2 "From his retreat in Bohemia": Quoted in Crankshaw, 56. "From his retreat in Bohemia": Quoted in Crankshaw, 56.

3 "very much the German Frau": Brysac, 200. "very much the German Frau": Brysac, 200.

4 "She was slow to speak": Unpublished Memoir, p. 9 (marked as p. 8), Box 13, Martha Dodd Papers. "She was slow to speak": Unpublished Memoir, p. 9 (marked as p. 8), Box 13, Martha Dodd Papers.

5 While abroad he was recruited: Dallin, 236. While abroad he was recruited: Dallin, 236.

6 Arvid had "gone n.a.z.i": Brysac, x. Arvid had "gone n.a.z.i": Brysac, x.

7 "dove tans, soft blues": Ibid., 111. "dove tans, soft blues": Ibid., 111.

8 "to build up a little colony": Martha to Thornton Wilder, Sept. 25, 1933, Wilder Papers. "to build up a little colony": Martha to Thornton Wilder, Sept. 25, 1933, Wilder Papers.

9 "Martha, you know that I love you": Mildred Fish Harnack to Martha, May 4 (probably 1934), Box 5, Martha Dodd Papers. "Martha, you know that I love you": Mildred Fish Harnack to Martha, May 4 (probably 1934), Box 5, Martha Dodd Papers.

10 "I prized these post-cards": Unpublished Memoir, p. 4 (marked as p. 3), Box 13, Martha Dodd Papers. "I prized these post-cards": Unpublished Memoir, p. 4 (marked as p. 3), Box 13, Martha Dodd Papers.

11 "the kind of person": Martha to Thornton Wilder, Dec. 14, 1933, Wilder Papers. "the kind of person": Martha to Thornton Wilder, Dec. 14, 1933, Wilder Papers.

12 "And there I sit on the sofa": Quoted in Brysac, 419. "And there I sit on the sofa": Quoted in Brysac, 419.

13 "the astonishment": Ibid., 146. "the astonishment": Ibid., 146.

14 "the capital's jeunesse doree": Ibid., 154. "the capital's jeunesse doree": Ibid., 154.

Chapter 18: Warning from a Friend.

1 "to hear amusing conversation": Dodd, "to hear amusing conversation": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 86.

2 her birthday party: In her memoir, Martha makes reference to parties on pages 4345 and 6566. They appear to be the same party. The late Philip Metcalfe, in his book her birthday party: In her memoir, Martha makes reference to parties on pages 4345 and 6566. They appear to be the same party. The late Philip Metcalfe, in his book 1933 1933, likewise links these references and states with certainty that they apply to her birthday party. He had the benefit of having corresponded with Martha Dodd well before her death in 1990. Metcalfe, 19596.

3 "young, heel-clicking, courteous": Dodd, "young, heel-clicking, courteous": Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 44.

4 "That is not the sort of music": Ibid., 67. The "Horst Wessel Song" was indeed a point of sensitivity for hard-core n.a.z.is. One bandleader who dared to lead a jazz rendition of the song was compelled to flee Germany. Kater, 23. "That is not the sort of music": Ibid., 67. The "Horst Wessel Song" was indeed a point of sensitivity for hard-core n.a.z.is. One bandleader who dared to lead a jazz rendition of the song was compelled to flee Germany. Kater, 23.

5 "to continue to persuade": Dodd to Leo Wormser, Sept. 26, 1933, Box 43, W. E. Dodd Papers. "to continue to persuade": Dodd to Leo Wormser, Sept. 26, 1933, Box 43, W. E. Dodd Papers.

6 "It was because I had seen so much injustice": Dodd to Jane Addams, Oct. 16, 1933, Box 40, W. E. Dodd Papers. "It was because I had seen so much injustice": Dodd to Jane Addams, Oct. 16, 1933, Box 40, W. E. Dodd Papers.

7 "the President told me": Dodd to William Phillips, Oct. 14, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers. "the President told me": Dodd to William Phillips, Oct. 14, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers.

8 "In times of great stress": For the text of Dodd's speech, see enclosure in Dodd to Roosevelt, Oct. 13, 1933, Roosevelt Correspondence. "In times of great stress": For the text of Dodd's speech, see enclosure in Dodd to Roosevelt, Oct. 13, 1933, Roosevelt Correspondence.

9 Schacht "applauded extravagantly": Ibid. Schacht "applauded extravagantly": Ibid.

10 "When the thing was over": Dodd to Hull, Oct. 19, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers. "When the thing was over": Dodd to Hull, Oct. 19, 1933, Box 41, W. E. Dodd Papers.

11 "Silent, but anxious Germany": Ibid. "Silent, but anxious Germany": Ibid.

12 "I enjoyed all these nicely disguised hints": Fromm, 132. "I enjoyed all these nicely disguised hints": Fromm, 132.

13 "The situation is very difficult": Metcalfe, 16465. "The situation is very difficult": Metcalfe, 16465.

14 "My interpretation of this": Dodd to Roosevelt, Oct. 14, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers. (Note: A handwritten version of this letter in Roosevelt's correspondence bears the date Oct. 13, 1933. It seems clear that the typed version, dated Oct. 14, is the final and correctly dated copy.) "My interpretation of this": Dodd to Roosevelt, Oct. 14, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers. (Note: A handwritten version of this letter in Roosevelt's correspondence bears the date Oct. 13, 1933. It seems clear that the typed version, dated Oct. 14, is the final and correctly dated copy.) 15 "to const.i.tute a serious affront": Dodd to Hull, Oct. 13, 1933, 362.1113/13, State/Decimal. "to const.i.tute a serious affront": Dodd to Hull, Oct. 13, 1933, 362.1113/13, State/Decimal.

16 "as a sort of rebuke for my speech": Dodd, "as a sort of rebuke for my speech": Dodd, Diary Diary, 47.

17 "that some embarra.s.sing interpretations": Dodd to Roosevelt, Oct. 14, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers. "that some embarra.s.sing interpretations": Dodd to Roosevelt, Oct. 14, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers.

18 "in the hope that you": Dodd to Phillips, Oct. 14, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers. "in the hope that you": Dodd to Phillips, Oct. 14, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers.

19 "the schoolmaster lecturing his pupils": Moffat, Diary, Oct. 12, 1933. "the schoolmaster lecturing his pupils": Moffat, Diary, Oct. 12, 1933.

20 "that I was in doubt whether any words": William Phillips to Dodd, Nov. 27, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers. "that I was in doubt whether any words": William Phillips to Dodd, Nov. 27, 1933, Box 42, W. E. Dodd Papers.