Richard C. Hottelet papers, 1948-1990, bulk 1955-1982.
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Hottelet, Richard C.
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Richard Hottelet (1917-) was a foreign correspondent for the United Press in Berlin (1938-41). At the start of World War II he was arrested by the German secret police under suspicion of being a spy. After spending 5 months incarcerated, Hottelet was released during a U.S.-German prisoner exchange. Hired by Edward R. Murrow in 1944, on D-Day he aired the first eyewitness account of the seaborne invasion of Normandy and covered the Battle of the Bulge for CBS. His credentials include: US Office o...