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Hitler's Relationship with the Foreign Press
Hitler spent time cultivating the foreign press, including American journalists like Frederick Burchall of the New York Times, who underestimated Hitler's rise to power and normalized him in the eyes of readers. Burchall's coverage included dismissing Hitler and inaccurately predicting the decline of the Nazi party. This highlights the role of the press in shaping perceptions of Hitler's ascent to dictatorship and underscores that his rise was not inevitable, but influenced by various factors.