Unveiling the Controversial Legacy of Henry Kissinger
Morton H. Halperin, a former senior official in multiple US administrations, recounts his experience working with Henry Kissinger and the lengths Kissinger went to in order to maintain power and control. After a leak about the US bombing of Cambodia, Kissinger suspected Halperin and ordered the FBI to wiretap his home phone. Despite Halperin's attempts to resign, Kissinger refused to let him leave the National Security Council (NSC) and even offered him a consulting role. Halperin eventually resigned and became an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War. The wiretap on his home phone continued for eight months, leading to a lawsuit and an eventual apology from Kissinger.
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