Henry Kissinger

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May 27, 1923 in Fürth, Bavaria, Germany

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http://www.henryakissinger.com/

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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 the anti-w...more

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Books by Henry Kissinger

Average rating: 3.93 · 2,041 ratings · 218 reviews · 30 distinct works

	Diplomacy 4.01 avg rating — 1,035 ratings — published 1994 — 12 editions	My rating:
	On China 3.98 avg rating — 484 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Does America Need a Foreign Policy?: Toward a Diplomacy for the 21st Century 3.28 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2001 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The White House Years 3.85 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1979 — 9 editions	My rating:
	A World Restored: Metternich, Castlereagh and the Problems of Peace, 1812-1822 3.94 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1957 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Years of Renewal 3.71 avg rating — 48 ratings — 9 editions	My rating:
	Crisis: The Anatomy of Two Major Foreign Policy Crises 3.22 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Years of Upheaval 4.23 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1987 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Ending the Vietnam War : A History of America's Involvement in and Extrication from the Vietnam War 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Policy 3.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1957 — 3 editions	My rating:

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“Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.”
― Henry Kissinger

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“Nobody will ever win the battle of the sexes. There is too much fraternizing with the enemy.”
― Henry Kissinger

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“There can't be a crisis next week, my schedule is already full.”
― Henry Kissinger

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