there was someone called james g. mcdonald who came over and met hitler in 1933. he was the head of the foreign policy association here in new york. later on, soon became the commissioner for refugees for the league of nations. he was a remarkable figure. he just came back and said, he is aiming too exterminate the jewish race, and nobody wanted to listen to him. he worked on the refugee board during the war. and later on became the first u.s. ambassador to israel. there are are remarkable stories there. remarkable stories of blindness, but of real perceptive and courage in many cases. yes? >> where did get the funds to outfit that very elaborate flag. >> the question was, where did hitler get the funds in the beginning, i assume you're asking, to outfit his brown shirts and all of that. it's interesting. if you read the accounts of his early rallies, he took the nazi party. which was nothing, a tiny, tiny group in munich and started these beer hall rallies and say he was a remarkable performer. we tend to see the clips of hitler when he seems to be totally deliri