0 ▁and ▁was ▁at ▁Hitler ' s ▁side ▁on ▁ 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁for ▁the ▁Be er ▁Hall ▁P utsch , ▁a ▁failed ▁Naz i ▁attempt ▁to ▁se ize ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Bav aria . ▁While ▁serving ▁time ▁in ▁j ail ▁for ▁this ▁attempted ▁coup , ▁he ▁assist ed ▁Hitler ▁with ▁Me in ▁K ampf , ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁platform ▁of ▁the ▁NS D AP . ▁ ▁After ▁Hitler ▁became ▁Chan cell or ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁H ess ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁F ühr er ▁of ▁the ▁NS D AP ▁and ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁he ▁became ▁Minister ▁without ▁Port folio ▁in ▁Hitler ' s ▁cabinet . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁to ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁Council ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁the ▁. ▁Hitler ▁decre ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁that ▁Hermann ▁G ör ing ▁was ▁his ▁official ▁successor , ▁and ▁named ▁H ess ▁as ▁next ▁in ▁line . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁appearing ▁on ▁Hitler ' s ▁beh alf ▁at ▁speaking ▁engag ements ▁and ▁r al lies , ▁H ess ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁government ' s ▁legisl ation , ▁including ▁the ▁N ure m berg ▁La ws ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁which ▁stri pped ▁the ▁Jews ▁of ▁Germany ▁of ▁their ▁rights ▁in ▁the ▁lead - up ▁to ▁the ▁Hol oca ust . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁May