Adolf Hitler: the Larry King Interview Summary

The 20th-century German dictator responsible for World War II and the Holocaust, Adolf Hitler is the lead celebrity interviewed one night on CNN's Larry King Live. Before introducing his guest, King summarizes Hitler's career: head of the fledgling Nazi Party, imprisoned after a failed coup bestselling book, German Chancellor and finally Führer. Over the ten years of his rule in Germany, Hitler presides over the Munich Olympics, a failed marriage, "one helluva World War," and (purportedly) "cowardly demise by his own hand."

Hitler admits his bad name and the risk that anyone takes to interview him. He admits to having been a vicious demon, but insists that he now hates the "very angry guy" he had been. Nowadays he lives an ordinary life. Without making excuses, Hitler notes the psychological impact of...