[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E614]
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                    IN HONOR OF PROFESSOR HENRY KING

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 22, 1998

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a man, Henry King, 
who at the age of twenty-seven, when most persons are just beginning to 
think about their careers, took part in one of the most prominent 
events in the post-World War II era: the Nuremberg Trials. Professor 
Henry King undertook a great task in joining the United States 
prosecution team at Nuremberg and his many accomplishments in the field 
of law during and after the trial truly are a testimony to his 
successful career.
  Professor King was educated at several fine institutions of higher 
learning in his younger years and later matriculated at Yale Law 
School. After graduating and obtaining a prestigious position with a 
New York law firm, King was offered the chance to join the U.S. 
prosecution team in the trials of Nazi criminals at Nuremberg in 1946. 
Exempted from military service because of a heart murmur, King felt he 
could serve his country and attempt to correct the wrongs of the war by 
serving as an attorney on this team.
  King was heavily involved with the prosecution of Erhard Milch who 
participated in slave labor and human experimentation. While 
investigating Milch, King met and interviewed Albert Speer, one of 
Hitler's highest ranking lieutenants, and gained insight on the secret 
activities of the Third Reich. After success in the prosecution of the 
Nazi war criminals, King had a successful career in corporate and 
government posts. He became chief corporate international counsel for 
TRW in 1983 and joined the faculty at Case Western Reserve University's 
School of Law. He recently authored a book about Speer and his 
experiences at the war tribunal.
  My fellow colleagues, join me in saluting the accomplishments of 
Professor Henry King through his many years in the practice of law and 
most notably, his contribution to his country at the Nuremberg war 
crimes trial.

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