Heide Sommer was a secretary to famous men for over 50 years. In this interview published in SZ Magazin, she speaks about her personal life as a single mom, professional life as a secretary and deep-rooted issues like self-esteem and suicidal tendencies. I've translated this interview from German to English and divided the questions into 14 parts for more clarity. These are: Part 1 - Heide Joins the Zeit Magazine,

Part 2 - Coming Closer to Theo Sommer,

Part 3 - Heide As a Young Girl,

Part 4 - Moving-in with 69-Year-Old Zuckmayer,

Part 5 - Augstein's Drinking & Entry Into Politics,

Part 6 - Augstein's Craving for Sex,

Part 7 - New Beginnings,

Part 8 - Heide As a Single Mom,

Part 9 - On Dating & Affairs,

Part 10 - Raddatz - The Boss,

Part 11 - Raddatz' Childhood Secrets,

Part 12 - Raddatz' Suicide,

Part 13 - Flitting Between Raddatz and Schmidt &

Part 14 - Heide As a Secretary. #learngerman #languagelearning

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