The Legacy of Henry Kissinger: Diplomacy and Controversy at 100.

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The Legacy of Henry Kissinger: Diplomacy and Controversy at 100.
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Henry Kissinger's unsparing realism, forged by his childhood experience in Nazi Germany and his adult belief in American possibility, was essential to averting a global calamity during the Cold War. As secretary of state to President Richard Nixon, he helped to fashion an international order underwritten by a constellation of competing states, ensuring stability.

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