Interviewed on the occasion of the release of "A French Youth", Pierre PEAN discusses the origin of the book. He explains that during his investigation for his previous book on Dr Martin, one of the founders of the Balaclava, François Mitterrand’s name appeared several times. the starting point is to answer the question: did François Mitterrand belong to the hood or not?".
Robert SHEPPARD talks about François Mitterrand whom he knew on the occasion of the commemorative ceremonies as a comrade in arms, he evokes his Francisque who according to him was a "pass".
Serge KLARSFELD, pdt of the association of the sons and daughters of deportees from France, reacts before his television, to the remarks made by François MITTERRAND during the interview he gave last night, Monday, September 12, to Jean Pierre ELKABBACH. The President of the Republic, whose state of health generates many rumors, intervened after several days of controversy about his youth, told in the book dedicated to him by journalist Jean Pierre PEAN. - Serge KLARSFELD, at home, in front of his television, taking notes. - Reaction of KLARSFELD while MITTERRAND claims that he did not know the anti-Jewish laws: "... he necessarily had to sign a declaration that his parents were not Jews... he knew all that...". - Reaction to MITTERRAND’s links with BOUSQUET (former Secre.gén.de la police de Vichy): "... fin 78 the role and status of Bousquet under the Vichy government was known... Jean MOULIN said no, BOUSQUET and PAPON said yes... That is the difference between Gaullism and Mitterrandism.;
On the occasion of the Military Memorial on 11 November. The flowers laid by the Elysée on the tomb of Marshal Pétain provoked strong reactions within the Jewish community. Interview Jean KAHN president of CRIF (representative council of Jewish institutions in France): it revives the wound of all of us but especially of survivors and families of victims. Interview Jean-Pierre BANSARD, president of the central consistory in Jerusalem: surprised, because we had received assurances that it would not happen again.
Franz-Olivier GIESBERT evokes the friendship of François Mitterrand with François Méténier, a former member of the Cagoule, whom he helped when he left prison while he was a minister. About the Bousquet affair, François Mitterrand reportedly told Franz-Olivier GIESBERT "my problem is that I love the scoundrel".
In the case of the listening of the Elysée 3 of the supposed victims consider to quote François MITTERRAND as a witness: it acts of Jean-Edern HALLIER, Paul BARRIL and Jacques VERGES: the three men hold a press conference.
The President of the Republic François Mitterrand is interviewed live from the Elyssée. He was led to express his views on his links with René Bousquet, a former police prefect under the Vichy regime and responsible for the separation of Jews in France. He denies having met him before the 1950s.
During the interview of President François Mitterrand live from the Elysée by Jean Pierre Elkabbach, the head of state revisits the role of René Bouquet.
During the interview of President of the Republic François Mitterrand live from the Elysée by Jean Pierre Elkabbach, the head of state denies having been friends with René Bousquet
During an interview at the Elysée Palace, Jean-Pierre ELKABBACH questions François MITTERRAND on one of the revelations of Pierre Péan’s book "A French Youth" which is his participation in a student demonstration against "the invasion of the geeks" in February 1935. If he does not deny his participation, the President of the Republic says that this "demonstration did not have this object or that he kept no memory of it", he adds: "I want to say that I have never been sensitive to racism".
Report to Tournedos sur Seine in the Eure by Jean CAZEAU, close friend of François Mitterrand and familiar to René Bousquet. It shows the respect and mutual esteem that the two men held for each other.
During the interview of President of the Republic François Mitterrand live from the Elysée Palace by Jean Pierre Elkabbach, the head of state declared that René Bousquet was acquitted by the court of justice and therefore was not an infrequent person.
During the interview of President of the Republic François Mitterrand live from the Elysée by Jean Pierre Elkabbach, the head of state claims to have stopped seeing René Bousquet in 1986 until his death.
During an interview with President François Mitterrand live from the Elysée Palace by Jean Pierre Elkabbach, the head of state said he did not want to rehabilitate the Vichy regime.
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