Moderation: Anna Clauß(Der Spiegel)

More than almost any other politician, Konrad Adenauer stands for the new political beginning of the Federal Republic after the catastrophe of National Socialism. But his path was not flawless. Norbert Frei takes the 150th anniversary of the birth of the first Federal Chancellor as an opportunity to present a clear-sighted and at the same time unsparing biography (C.H.Beck). Looking at Adenauer's political successes and blind spots, Frei creates a portrait of a conservative man of power who had a decisive influence on German post-war history. An evening about power, morality and the contradictions of a political figure of the century.

Organizer: Stiftung Literaturhaus // NS-Dokumentationszentrum