Letters from Nuremberg by Christopher Dodd

Author:Christopher Dodd
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780307405685
Publisher: Crown/Archetype
Published: 2007-09-10T16:00:00+00:00

P.S. Don’t get upset about plumbers or the well—or anything else—do the best you can under the circumstances.

November 5, 1945

Nürnberg, Germany

Grace, my dearest one,

The pressure is on for fair now. Today Jackson published a memorandum naming trial counsel—and—I was included with nine others. By this time it has probably been made public so you know all about it. As I wrote yesterday, this is one place I did not seek—or covet—and furthermore I did nothing to advance my name but on the contrary I discouraged it. The reaction was extremely interesting. Commander Kaplan, Mr. Dienhard and some of that clique have all asked to be relieved by the middle of this month. Surely such action does show motive. These people have been most aggressive about the preparation of this case with respect to their own personalities—they tried to monopolize the case and succeeded up to this point in doing so. Now because they are not given first places they hope to wreck the organization. What a pity that grown lawyers should so behave! ’twas ever thus.

We had a meeting tonight of trial counsel. It was a long and arduous session. As yet I do not know what my assignment will be. So passed another day—a rather eventful day. It seems strange to me that I should be catapulted onto this trial staff. Maybe it is a great opportunity. The world will watch this case—and in my judgment it will make history. For you—for the children—I hope I can do a job that will be worthwhile.

I must close suddenly—but I send you my deep and unfailing love. You are ever in my thoughts—always in my dreams. Kiss my bairns for me.

Tom

Nürnberg

Nov. 7, 1945

Grace, my dearest one,

Work all day and the problems are many. General Donovan is very peeved about the way things are going—and there is quite a breach between Donovan and Jackson, and it is a most difficult situation. As I understand it, Jackson does not believe Donovan knows enough about the case because he has been away too much. Donovan is upset and every day he asks me to see him and tell me what he thinks, etc.7 So you see it is more than ordinary work that keeps me busy. I like Donovan—and he is an able trial lawyer. On the other hand he has been away most of the time. Yet he could be prepared if given the assignment.

This noon I had lunch with Amen and Gordon Dean. Amen is on the trial staff—but in my judgment he should not be. He thinks of this case in terms of some New York racket case—and it just is something more than that. He is worried for fear of not being a leading light, I think.

I walk from the office to the hotel, for lunch, when I can. It is only one and a half miles but I do need some air and exercise. I walk only one way—mostly because I do not have time to walk both ways.

We

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