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You can find further interviews with contemporary witnesses at http://www.zeitzeugen-portal.de under the headings "time periods", "topics" or "people". He worked under three chancellors and thus had a significant influence on the politics of the Federal Republic of Germany. Today, every one of his successors must be measured against him. Here he talks about what shaped him in his life and describes his view of the social and political developments during his time as minister. (Rights: © ZDF)