reporter: a rose for tomamasaryk.avid vondracek is a journalistwho's normally investigating the lives of politicians, trying touncover their secrets. however, the subject of hispresent research died almost 80 years ago.toma masaryk was the first president of czechoslovakia, anda national hero. >>there have been many negativereactions, especially from older people who revere masaryk.that is fully legitimate. but i have also been accused oftrying to profit from a sensationalist, tabloid topic.reporter: yet vondracek just wants to find out who masaryk'sfather was. is the man who led the czechsand slovaks to independence from austria-hungary after world wari really the son of a coach driver?or could he be the illegitimate son of austria's last emperorfranz josef? for many czechs, that'sunthinkable. lubo velek heads the masarykarchives which manage the former president's estate.it comprises 2500 boxes of material.he does not buy the story that masaryk is the emperor's son. >>i would regard it as rather a>>i would regard it