. >> in 1947, viola married an american-military officer, lieutenant colonel francis drath. in 1968, the family moved to washington, d.c.'s most exclusive neighborhood, georgetown. for viola, it was the perfect place for her literary and social ambitions. >> she became kind of a player in political circles. >> she was a correspondent for a german newspaper. and she had begun writing, a bit, on foreign policy. so, she made many friends in the state department. and those were people who would come to dinner, in the early days. >> viola's newspaper articles attracted the attention of an 18-year-old german-exchange student, albrecht muth. after albrecht told her he admired her work, they formed an unlikely friendship, despite their 44-year age difference. >> he would come over to the house, and have tea with her in the afternoons. and my father thought it was all very amusing because this was this fairly, very young man, who spoke with a german accent. and he would play the piano. >> in 1986, after almost 40 years of marriage, her husband francis drath died of cancer. viola was d