Erwin Wickert

Erwin Wickert (1915-2008), father of Tagesthemen anchorman Ulrich Wickert, was the epitome of the cosmopolitan and cultivated diplomat and one of the most interesting contemporary witnesses of the 20th century. In 1939, Wickert was sent to Tokyo and Shanghai as the first German radio attaché; he was a successful writer and, in 1966, authored the famous "Peace Note," which helped initiate détente policy towards the Eastern Bloc. Ulrich Kulke got to know this extraordinary man personally through intensive conversations and describes his eventful life, from his adventures as a hobo in America to his role as a nonconformist doyen of the Foreign Service.


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