Max Schmeling convinced the U.S. Olympic Committee to attend the 1936 Olympic games.
The U.S. Olympic committee was threatening to spoil the party by boycotting the 1936 Olympic games. Hitler looked to Germany's best known international athlete, Max Schmeling, for help.
AIR DATE 5/3/18
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