Henry Kissinger's Major Moments

Henry Kissinger’s Hard Compromises

In his final years, the architect of America’s opening to China watched as Washington turned against his philosophy of engagement regardless of the costs.

Henry Kissinger's last major TV interview

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Henry Kissinger fashioned the world we live in today

“If I give you a copy of my book,” I said to Henry Kissinger two months ago, “which chapter will you read first?” “I will look myself up in the index,” he replied in that voice that sounded like a cement mixer on the blink, “and start there.” He automatically assumed that a book I had written with General David Petraeus on the evolution of conflict from 1945 to Ukraine would of course make reference to his career, his opinions, his contribution …

What Henry Kissinger wrought

President Richard Nixon and newly appointed Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, in 1973. | David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images One of America’s most important statesmen gave the world a series of diplomatic breakthroughs, and hundreds of thousands of bodies. Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state who crafted foreign policy for Presidents Nixon and Ford, with an eye toward supporting friendly dictatorships that could help the US balance So…

Henry Kissinger's Century

As national security adviser and secretary of state, he combined grand strategy with indefatigable 'shuttle diplomacy' and an ability to read his foreign counterparts.