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FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger listens to Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping speak in Beijing

Nation Nov 30

A look at the consequential and controversial legacy of Henry Kissinger

By Nick Schifrin

World Nov 30

Henry Kissinger Looking at Glasses
Examining the legacy of the enduring, polarizing Henry Kissinger

Henry Kissinger, who died Wednesday at age 100, was an American original. And like many who merit that description, he was not born in the United States.

By Michael D. Mosettig

Politics Nov 29

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger arrives for a memorial service for late Social Democratic senior politician Egon Bahr at St. Mary's Church in Berlin, Germany, September 17, 2015. Egon Bahr, an eminent German Social Democrat who with late Chancellor Willy Brandt forged a policy of rapprochement with Communist Eastern Europe known as "Ostpolitik" during the Cold War, died at the age of 93 on August 20, 2015. Photo by Fabrizio Bensch/REUTERS
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Nixon and Ford, dies at 100

With his gruff yet commanding presence and behind-the-scenes manipulation of power, Kissinger exerted uncommon influence on global affairs under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, earning both vilification and the Nobel Peace Prize.

By Nancy Benac, Associated Press

Politics Aug 18

Then-Undersecretary of State James Buckley speaking in front of microphones on August 15, 1984.
James Buckley, conservative senator and brother of late writer William F. Buckley, dies at 100

Buckley spent a single term in the 1970s in the Senate, where the conservative was one of the first Republican lawmakers to call for President Richard Nixon's resignation in the Watergate scandal.

By Associated Press

Politics May 27

Henry Kissinger and his wife arrive for a State Dinner for Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the White House in...
Henry Kissinger celebrates 100th birthday, continues to advise on global affairs

Former diplomat and presidential adviser Henry Kissinger marks his 100th birthday on Saturday, outlasting many of his political contemporaries who guided the U.S. through one of its most tumultuous periods including the presidency of Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War.

By Brian P. D. Hannon, Associated Press

Jul 07

Watch 10:28
Henry Kissinger reflects on leadership, global crises and the state of U.S. politics

By Judy Woodruff, Ali Rogin, Cybele Mayes-Osterman

Between the war in Ukraine and tensions with China, President Biden's handling of foreign policy issues is being put to the test. In former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's new book, "Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy," he examines how…

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Jun 08

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Woodward and Bernstein reflect on the parallels between Watergate and the Capitol attack

Next week is the 50th anniversary of the break-in at Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, an event that would bring down a U.S. president. The reporters at the heart of uncovering the Watergate scandal have reissued their book "All…

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Feb 21

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Revisiting the Watergate scandal with an ‘enormous number’ of new revelations

It will be 50 years this summer since Watergate, when five burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters and set off a series of investigations that led to the resignation of then-President Nixon. A new book looks at how…

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Mar 31

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Looking back at the life of the unapologetic criminal behind Watergate, G. Gordon Liddy

By Lisa Desjardins, Geoffrey Lou Guray

He was part political provocateur, part ruthless operator. Best known for his role in the Watergate break-in, which ultimately led to the downfall of President Richard Nixon. Lisa Desjardins has the story of G. Gordon Liddy, who died Tuesday not…

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Jan 20

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Former Defense Sec. William Cohen on partisanship and impeachment evidence

Former Rep. William Cohen was among a handful of Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee in 1974 to vote for the impeachment of President Nixon. Cohen later served as secretary of defense under President Clinton, who was impeached during that…

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