IMAGO History, 150th birthday of Konrad Adenauer, Politics of Western integration 1951-1966

Sep 8, 2025

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Jul. 07, 1957 - Victor Riesel visits Germany The American journalists Victor Riesel (43) who had been attacked by a criminal with sulphuric acid on April 5, 1956 in New York and has thus lost his eye-sight, arrived for a three-week visit in the Federal Republic of Germany on July 14, 1957 by invitation of the German Press Office. Riesel became well-known through his campaign against the gangsters in the unions of the USA. After paying a several-day visit to Bonn where he will be received on July 16, 1957 by the German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, Riesel will make a trip through the Federal Republic of Germany and collect date on the German re-union and the communist infiltration - as well as neo-fascist infiltration - of the workers. It is probable that he will also consult German eye-specialists. OPS;- Riesel (with dark glasses) during an interview by German journalists after his arrival - ZUMAk09
Konrad Adenauer (li.) bei einem Staatsempfang in Washington 03 11 v.li.: Konrad Adenauer, Janet Dulles Ehefrau von John Foster), Dr. Lotte Adenauer, John Foster Dulles (US-Außenminister), Dolmetscher Weber bei einem Staatsempfang in Washington in den 1950er Jahren Deutschland deutsch Deutscher Mann Politik Politiker Bundeskanzler Kanzler Tochter Frau USA amerikanischer Minister Männer Frauen german chancellor foreign state secretary quer sw
Paris France : Western leaders meet at the Elysees Palace in Paris today for the First Conference table are Left to Right , British Premier , Mr Harold Macmillan ;French President , Charles De Gaulle ; West German Chancellor , Doctor Konrad Adenauer , and President Eisenhower of the United States . 19 December 1959 Mono Negative !AUFNAHMEDATUM GESCHÄTZT! UnitedArchives1221161
Jan 01, 1965 - Bonn, Germany - West Germany s first chancellor KONRAD ADENAUER began his career in politics as a member of the Cologne City Council, becoming lord mayor of the city. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, Adenauer, who had not hidden distaste for them, lost his positions, was forced to go into exile for a year in an abbey and was later interned in a prison camp. Adenauer was elected Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany on 15 September 1949. His main aim was to ensure West Germany s transition to a sovereign, democratic state. He held power for the next fourteen years and during that time played an important role in restoring good relations with France and the United States. PICTURED: KONRAD ADENAUER holding an edition of his memoirs. Bonn Germany - ZUMAk09
Nov 22, 1963 - Paris, France - As Germany s minister of economic affairs from 1949 to 1963, LUDWIG ERHARD crafted the plan for West Germany s post-World War II economic recovery, sometimes called the German economic miracle. In 1957 he was named vice chancellor, and in 1963 he succeeded Konrad Adenauer as chancellor. In late 1966, Erhard s government fell after the four Free Democratic party ministers in his cabinet resigned and left him without a ruling majority in the federal parliament. PICTURED: LUDWIG ERHARD shaking hands with French president CHARLES DE GAULLE in Palais de L Elysee, Paris. Paris France - ZUMAk09
May 01, 1958 - Bonn, Germany - West Germany s first chancellor KONRAD ADENAUER began his career in politics as a member of the Cologne City Council, becoming lord mayor of the city. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, Adenauer, who had not hidden distaste for them, lost his positions, was forced to go into exile for a year in an abbey and was later interned in a prison camp. Adenauer was elected Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany on 15 September 1949. His main aim was to ensure West Germany s transition to a sovereign, democratic state. He held power for the next fourteen years and during that time played an important role in restoring good relations with France and the United States. PICTURED: KONRAD ADENAUER, Turkish president CELAL BAYAR, president THEODOR HEUSS and Turkish Secretary of State FATIN RUESTUE ZORLU in the Villa Hammerschmidt. Bonn Germany - ZUMAk09
Apr 16, 1958 - London, England, UK - West Germany s first chancellor KONRAD ADENAUER began his career in politics as a member of the Cologne City Council, becoming lord mayor of the city. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, Adenauer, who had not hidden distaste for them, lost his positions, was forced to go into exile for a year in an abbey and was later interned in a prison camp. Adenauer was elected Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany on 15 September 1949. His main aim was to ensure West Germany s transition to a sovereign, democratic state. He held power for the next fourteen years and during that time played an important role in restoring good relations with France and the United States. PICTURED: KONRAD ADENAUER and QUEEN ELIZABETH II. London UK - ZUMAk09
Mar 25, 1957 - Rome, Italy - West Germany s first chancellor KONRAD ADENAUER began his career in politics as a member of the Cologne City Council, becoming lord mayor of the city. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, Adenauer, who had not hidden distaste for them, lost his positions, was forced to go into exile for a year in an abbey and was later interned in a prison camp. Adenauer was elected Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany on 15 September 1949. His main aim was to ensure West Germany s transition to a sovereign, democratic state. He held power for the next fourteen years and during that time played an important role in restoring good relations with France and the United States. PICTURED: Signing of Treaty of Rome. Signed by France, West Germany, Italy and Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg), Treaty of Rome established the European Economic Community (EE - ZUMAk09
Nov 02, 1955 - Bad Honnef, Germany - West Germany s first chancellor KONRAD ADENAUER began his career in politics as a member of the Cologne City Council, becoming lord mayor of the city. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, Adenauer, who had not hidden distaste for them, lost his positions, was forced to go into exile for a year in an abbey and was later interned in a prison camp. Adenauer was elected Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany on 15 September 1949. His main aim was to ensure West Germany s transition to a sovereign, democratic state. He held power for the next fourteen years and during that time played an important role in restoring good relations with France and the United States. PICTURED: KONRAD ADENAUER (right) and German president THEODOR HEUSS. Bad Honnef Germany - ZUMAk09
Feb 27, 1955 - Bonn, Germany - West Germany s first chancellor KONRAD ADENAUER began his career in politics as a member of the Cologne City Council, becoming lord mayor of the city. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, Adenauer, who had not hidden distaste for them, lost his positions, was forced to go into exile for a year in an abbey and was later interned in a prison camp. Adenauer was elected Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany on 15 September 1949. His main aim was to ensure West Germany s transition to a sovereign, democratic state. He held power for the next fourteen years and during that time played an important role in restoring good relations with France and the United States. PICTURED: KONRAD ADENAUER greeting MOHAMMAD REZA PAHLAVI, Shah of Iran and his wife SORAYA REZA PAHLAVI in Bonn. Bonn Germany - ZUMAk09
Oct 03, 1954; London, UK; Bristish Mr. ANTHONY EDEN, West German Chancellor Dr. KONRAD ADENAUER and Mr. MENDES FRANCE, the French Premier, signing at Lancaster House in London. London UK - ZUMAk09

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Oct 03, 1954; London, UK; Bristish Mr. ANTHONY EDEN, West German Chancellor Dr. KONRAD ADENAUER and Mr. MENDES FRANCE, the French Premier, signing at Lancaster House in London. London UK - ZUMAk09