In the summer of 1986 Konrad R. Müller was to help the young Gerhard Schröder win the state elections in Lower Saxony and become minister-president: Müller photographed Schröder for election posters. That year it did not work out, but since 1990 Schröder has won three state and two federal elections, always with Müller close by. For almost twenty years the portraitist has studied the portrayed. He has captured marked changes in his face and appearance. The photographs shown were taken almost exclusively on non-public occasions. Konrad Rufus Müller has been able to observe and photograph all German chancellors since Konrad Adenauer intensively; the volume on Gerhard Schröder continues this impressive series.