About Robert Henry Best
Robert Henry Best was an American foreign correspondent who covered events in Europe for American media outlets during the interwar period. He later became a supporter of the Nazis and a well-known broadcaster of Nazi propaganda during World War II. After the war, Best was arrested and returned to the United States to stand trial for collaboration. In 1948, Best was convicted of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment. He died in prison in 1952. Best maintained nominal anonymity, stating during his first broadcast for Radio Berlin on April 10, 1942: "Who are you, anyway? Recordings of some of Best's broadcasts are located in Record Group 60 General Records of the Department of Justice—Sound Recordings at the National Archives, Washington, DC. Fellow Nazi propagandist Herbert John Burgman, another American who created broadcasts in support of the Nazi regime, died at the same prison as Best on the first anniversary of Best's death.
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