Heide Sommer was a secretary to famous men for over 50 years. In this interview published in SZ Magazin, she speaks about her personal life as a single mom, professional life as a secretary and deep-rooted issues like self-esteem and suicidal tendencies. I've translated this interview from German to English and divided the questions into 14 parts for more clarity. These are: Part 1 - Heide Joins the Zeit Magazine, Part 2 - Coming Closer to Theo Sommer, Part 3 - Heide As a Young Girl, Part 4 - Moving-in with 69-Year-Old Zuckmayer, Part 5 - Augstein's Drinking & Entry Into Politics, Part 6 - Augstein's Craving for Sex, Part 7 - New Beginnings, Part 8 - Heide As a Single Mom, Part 9 - On Dating & Affairs, Part 10 - Raddatz - The Boss, Part 11 - Raddatz' Childhood Secrets, Part 12 - Raddatz' Suicide, Part 13 - Flitting Between Raddatz and Schmidt & Part 14 - Heide As a Secretary. #learngerman #languagelearning