Henry Kissinger

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born

May 27, 1923

gender

male

place of birth

Fürth, Bavaria, Germany

website

http://www.henryakissinger.com/

genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Politics

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Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger) is a German-born American bureaucrat, diplomat, and 1973 Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the Richard Nixon administration. Kissinger emerged unscathed from the Watergate scandal, and maintained his powerful position when Gerald Ford became President.

A proponent of Realpolitik, Kissinger played a dominant role in United States foreign policy between 1969 and 1977. During this period, he pioneered the policy of détente.

During his time in the Nixon and Ford administrations he cut a flamboyant figure, appearing at social occasions with many celebrities. His foreign policy record made him a nemesis to t...more

books by Henry Kissinger

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avg rating: 3.75 | 330 ratings | 24 distinct works

	Diplomacy (A Touchstone Book) by Henry Kissinger avg rating 3.96 — 211 ratings — published 1995 5 editions	my rating:
	Does America Need a Foreign Policy? : Toward a Diplomacy for the 21st Century (Paperback) by Henry Kissinger avg rating 3.14 — 37 ratings — published 2002 3 editions	my rating:
	The White House Years, 1968-72 (Hardcover) by Henry Kissinger avg rating 3.60 — 10 ratings — published 2006 4 editions	my rating:
	Years of Renewal (Paperback) by Henry Kissinger avg rating 3.43 — 7 ratings — published 2000 4 editions	my rating:
	A World Restored (Paperback) by Henry Kissinger avg rating 3.80 — 5 ratings — published 2000 5 editions	my rating:
	Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy (Paperback) by Henry Kissinger avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 1984	my rating:
	Years of Upheaval (Hardcover) by Henry Kissinger avg rating 2.67 — 3 ratings — published 1982	my rating:
	Crisis: The Anatomy of Two Major Foreign Policy Crises (Paperback) by Henry Kissinger avg rating 2.33 — 3 ratings — published 2004 2 editions	my rating:
	Ending the Vietnam War : A History of America's Involvement in and Extrication from the Vietnam War (Paperback) by Henry Kissinger avg rating 2.33 — 3 ratings — published 2003	my rating:
	Necessity for Choice: Prospects of American Foreign Policy (Hardcover) by Henry Kissinger avg rating 4.00 — 1 ratings — published 1984	my rating: