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'''Henry Kissinger''' (born 1923), was a [[globalist]] advocate of a [[liberal]] policy of "realism" and appeasement towards enemies of the [[United States]].  Kissinger dominated the unsuccessful foreign policies of presidents [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford]], as [[National Security Advisor]] and [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]], holding both positions for a time.  He won the much-criticized 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for reaching a peace that ended the [[Vietnam War]] by essentially capitulating to the [[communist]] [[North Vietnam]].  In close collaboration with Nixon, he created a '''[[détente]] policy''' that called for an end to the [[Cold War]] and for friendly relations with both the [[Soviet Union]] and [[China]].  His position on détente was rejected by [[Ronald Reagan]] in the 1976 campaign for the presidential nomination. Although Reagan narrowly lost that primary to Ford, due to the immense advantage of incumbency for Ford, Reagan won a landslide victory four years later on a platform that repudiated Kissinger's polices.  Kissinger was then left out of any prominent role in the [[Reagan Administration]].

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'''Henry Alfred Kissinger''' (born May 27, 1923, age {{age|1923|5|27}}) was a [[globalist]] advocate of a [[liberal]] policy of "realism" and appeasement towards enemies of the [[United States]].  Kissinger dominated the unsuccessful foreign policies of presidents [[Richard Nixon]] and [[Gerald Ford]], as [[National Security Advisor]] and [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]], holding both positions for a time.  He won the much-criticized 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for reaching a peace that ended the [[Vietnam War]] by essentially capitulating to the [[communist]] [[North Vietnam]].  In close collaboration with Nixon, he created a '''[[détente]] policy''' that called for an end to the [[Cold War]] and for friendly relations with both the [[Soviet Union]] and [[China]].  His position on détente was rejected by [[Ronald Reagan]] in the 1976 campaign for the presidential nomination. Although Reagan narrowly lost that primary to Ford, due to the immense advantage of incumbency for Ford, Reagan won a landslide victory four years later on a platform that repudiated Kissinger's polices.  Kissinger was then left out of any prominent role in the [[Reagan Administration]].

==Life==

==Life==

* [http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB106/index.htm William Burr, ed. "Nixon's Trip to China Records now Completely Declassified, Including Kissinger Intelligence Briefing and Assurances on Taiwan" ''The National Security Archive'' (2003)]

* [http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB106/index.htm William Burr, ed. "Nixon's Trip to China Records now Completely Declassified, Including Kissinger Intelligence Briefing and Assurances on Taiwan" ''The National Security Archive'' (2003)]

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[[Category:Vietnam War]]

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