In the mid-1970s, the political establishment started to make use of the very youth culture that had provoked startled reactions from representatives of the state and the existing order only a decade earlier. This led to interesting new interactions and juxtapositions, as evidenced by the scene featured below. The photo shows Helmut Schmidt on stage with a trio of scantily clad female singers during the Chancellor's Ball.
Source: Helmut Schmidt greets politicians and other guests at the
Chancellor’s Ball. Date: July 1977. Location: Bonn. Photo: Hanns
Hubmann.
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