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    American historian and ambassador to Germany

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  1. William Edward Dodd (October 21, 1869 – February 9, 1940) was an American historian, author and diplomat. A liberal Democrat , he served as the United States Ambassador to Germany from 1933 to 1937 during the Nazi era .

  2. May 2, 2011 · In The Garden Of Beasts. By Erik Larson. William Dodd served for four years as the ambassador to Germany before resigning — after repeated clashes with both Nazi Party officials and the State...

  3. Apr 28, 2022 · In 1938, William Dodd, the United States ambassador to Nazi Germany, publicly declared that Hitler wanted to kill all the Jews not just in Germany, but the entire European continent. Months...

  4. Mar 30, 2012 · 03.30.2012. In 1933 a University of Chicago professor named William E. Dodd became the US ambassador to Nazi Germany. A historian of the American South and biographer of Woodrow Wilson, he was an unlikely candidate—and President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fifth choice—for the post.

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  6. Dec 29, 2011 · When University of Chicago professor William Dodd assumed the post of U.S. ambassador to Germany in 1933, he hoped for an undemanding position that would allow him spare time to write a book....

  7. May 2, 2011 · NPR News. William Dodd: The U.S. Ambassador In Hitler's Berlin. Fresh Air. Published May 2, 2011 at 12:34 PM EDT. Listen • 38:42. In March 1933, President Franklin Roosevelt approached politician James M. Cox to offer him what should have been a cushy gig: the ambassadorship to Germany. But Cox turned down the job.

  8. May 5, 2012 · May 4, 20129:49 PM ET. Listen. William Dodd served for four years as the ambassador to Germany before resigning — after repeated clashes with both Nazi Party officials and the State...

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