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Kissinger on Kissinger: Reflections on Diplomacy, Grand Strategy, and Leadership Kindle Edition

by Winston Lord (Author), Henry Kissinger (Introduction) Format: Kindle Edition
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In a series of riveting interviews, America's senior statesman discusses the challenges of directing foreign policy during times of great global tension.

As National Security Advisor to Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger transformed America's approach to diplomacy with China, the USSR, Vietnam, and the Middle East, laying the foundations for geopolitics as we know them today.

Nearly fifty years later, escalating tensions between the US, China, and Russia are threatening a swift return to the same diplomatic game of tug-of-war that Kissinger played so masterfully. Kissinger on Kissinger is a series of faithfully transcribed interviews conducted by the elder statesman's longtime associate, Winston Lord, which captures Kissinger's thoughts on the specific challenges that he faced during his tenure as NSA, his general advice on leadership and international relations, and stunning portraits of the larger-than-life world leaders of the era. The result is a frank and well-informed overview of US foreign policy in the first half of the 70s—essential reading for anyone hoping to understand tomorrow's global challenges.

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“Henry Kissinger stands out as a patriot, statesman, and strategic thinker. Winston Lord, who served me with distinction and has been called ‘Kissinger’s Kissinger,’ captures these qualities and more in this book. Kissinger on Kissinger will inform and inspire current and future generations.” ―George P. Shultz, former U.S. Secretary of State

“This is a brilliant, timely, and invigorating book. In a series of oral history interviews, the only ones he has ever done, Henry Kissinger offers profound analysis and razor-sharp recollections that show the importance of strategic thinking in navigating global affairs. His lessons are not just about statecraft but also about the courage and character required for leadership.” ―Walter S. Isaacson, author of Kissinger: A Biography

"The greatest virtue of this small book of reflections is to show that Henry Kissinger’s greatest legacies to his country are his patriotism, his conception of prudent but effective statecraft, and his unparalleled understanding of how the world works." ―Francis P. Sempa, New York Journal of Books

"A frank, informative overview of U.S. foreign policy during the first half of the 1970s―essential reading for anyone hoping to understand today’s global challenges." ―Foreign Service Journal

"Kissinger’s accounts of the strategies that he and U.S. President Richard Nixon pursued in a series of crucial events make for fascinating reading and serve as a timely reminder of what serious, farsighted diplomacy looks like." ―Jessica T. Matthews, Foreign Affairs

About the Author

WINSTON LORD was HENRY KISSINGER's Special Assistant in the Nixon administration. He has also served as Ambassador to China, President of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Assistant Secretary of State. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea.

Henry Kissinger served as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor in the Nixon and Ford administrations. He has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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Terry Tobel
5.0 out of 5 stars Behind the scenes of American diplomacy
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2020
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A well written summary of the accomplishments of US Foreign Policy in the 70’s. Kissinger is interviewed many times about different International crises and successes. The author is a true professional in the US Diplomatic Corp. A very smooth read.
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GSJ2100
5.0 out of 5 stars The Importance of Strategic Thinking
Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2019
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What makes this short book so informative is not the recollection of the transnational events during Dr. Kissinger's time at the White House, but the critical thinking that enabled those goals to be achieved. If your aim is to read this work only for its historical content you will have missed the essence of the book's dialogue: To create any lasting and effective legacy a clear strategy must be in place along with an acknowledgement that the resolution of any issue reverberates in innumerable ways, and that to succeed one has to take into account the wants of the opposing side. Kissinger on Kissinger is a guide for anyone, whether in the government, corporate or not-for-profit sectors as a guide to look beyond the immediacy of any issue and create a lasting and effective document.
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Ed Barton
4.0 out of 5 stars Important First Person Perspective
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2020
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An interview style retrospective by Winston Lord and Henry Kissinger on his years as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State for Nixon and Ford. You get insights into the opening of China, arms talks with the USSR and the negotiations to end the wars in Vietnam and the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. An interesting read for the politically curious or historians looking for material on the topic.
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S. Kohn
5.0 out of 5 stars Putting the facts on the table
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2019
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For years it is been too simple to believe that anything that President Nixon touched was tainted. Henry Kissinger, his partner in redrawing American diplomatic relations, describes the philosophy in redrawing the world map. It is a concise but excellent work describing the process.
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Bob Morris
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read from a giant of his time.
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2019
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Excellent review of historical happenings that I remember from current events from a true giant of his time.
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J. T. Stasiak
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but self serving, and incomplete overview of important American history.
Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2019
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The Nixon administration is primarily remembered for “Watergate” but this is a gross oversimplification that completely misses the fact that it was an extremely well organized, well disciplined, highly effective and profoundly consequential administration in foreign and domestic affairs both strategically and tactically. This book mainly covers Kissinger’s tenure in that administration, To understand history well, you need to interpolate from multiple sources and this book is but one point of view; You need to read other books as well. That said, this book is a brief overview and a good starting point for understanding highly consequential developments regarding China, the USSR, the Vietnam war, and the 1973 Yom Kippur war. The author, Winston Lord, was Kissinger’s assistant during this time and accompanied Kissinger while this important history was being made.

It is well known that when Nixon first told Kissinger of his plans for China, Kissinger told Al Haig that Nixon had “lost control of his senses” and was highly skeptical of the China initiative. Nixon had to cajole him to do it. That does not come across in this book. Kissinger also understates how strenuously the State Department, particularly Marshall Green, rebelled against the Shanghai communique, and does not mention that Chou Enlai had to personally intervene to save it. Those are important stories that you have to glean from other books. But this is not a bad book to start with.
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LittleTank
5.0 out of 5 stars SO interesting to read/hear him talk about himself...
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2019
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There are some real insights in this slim book into Kissinger himself and his thought processes. I would also recommend another book by him, "Diplomacy" -- excellent, too!
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Robert D. Harmon
4.0 out of 5 stars Kissinger's oral history of the 1972 China, Russia and Vietnam peace talks
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2019
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This is Henry Kissinger's only oral history, and as he is now in his 90s, this may be his final word on a number of topics. This short book is a transcript of sorts, interview format by Kissinger's longtime assistant Winston Lord and foreign policy expert K. T. McFarland. It's somewhat selective in that it only touches on some major events in his career in the Nixon/Ford administration. Nonetheless, the reader doesn't have to be a fan of Kissinger -- I'm not -- to find it of interest as a perspective on a stormy period in U.S. history. It's also valuable as a first-person, if subjective, account by a key figure of that period.

After a review of his perspectives on statesmanship and his arrival in the Nixon White House, Kissinger focuses on several major events: the opening of relations with China and the 1972 summit with Mao Zedong; the subsequent detente with Russia and the summit with Brezhnev; the 1972-73 armistice with Vietnam; the efforts to mediate the 1973 Middle East conflict. We get some insights into the effects that the Vietnam War -- coming to a climax with the 1972 offensive -- would have on the delicate negotiations with China and the USSR, and China's and Russia's effect on North Vietnam. We get some insights on Nixon's methods and objectives on national strategy, fairly useful given that Nixon, even by Kissinger's account, was a reclusive man.

Kissinger does claim that Nixon didn't interfere with the Vietnam peace effort -- that controversy to the contrary -- but that the other side had been insisting all along, as a precondition for peace talks, that the U.S. withdraw and that it remove the Saigon government. In his telling, the breakthrough in the 1972 talks came with the other side relented on the second point and discuss withdrawal as part of the peace accord. For whatever it's worth, it's the version he wanted to put in the historical record.

We get some personal testimony, notably his evaluations of Nixon and Zhou Enlai, and a few anecdotes, such as Brezhnev's taking Nixon off alone to Brezhnev's dacha during the Moscow talks, to the chagrin of Nixon's security and entourage. We get a point-by-point account of the trips and sub rosa talks toward the China summit. He also talks about the worry, at the time, that Nixon and Kissinger had from 1969-1972 about a possible Soviet attack on China, apparently enough to motivate them to prepare the two summits.

In all, an interesting if subjective contribution to history, by a major player in those times.
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Simon Rotelli
4.0 out of 5 stars Il racconto di un protagonista aiuta sempre a formarsi un'opinione
Reviewed in Italy on June 14, 2019
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Apertura delle relazioni diplomatiche con la Cina, Guerra in Vietnam, Medio Oriente e Guerra Fredda sono le domande fatte a Kissinger in questo libro.

Gli stessi temi delle mie prime letture impegnate, quando cercavo di capire il mondo e il decennio appena terminato e fuori dai libri scolastici di storia.

Direi che la ricostruzione dei fatti di Kissinger merita di essere letta, soprattutto per la semplicità e la chiarezza tipica dei protagonisti, che si limitano a raccontare lasciando agli altri l'analisi.

Sbagliato aspettarsi l'imparzialità o la presentazione dei diversi punti di vista, non sarebbero bastate 1000 pagine.

Lapidario Kissinger quando afferma che il confronto fra leader politici prima delle contestazioni di fine anni '60 era sull'efficacia delle diverse soluzioni, mentre dopo viene a mancare il rispetto, e si assiste ad un confronto che introduce il sospetto sulle motivazioni e sull'adeguatezza morale dell'avversario... anche se i Kennedy, Martin Luther King e Malcolm X, solo per citare i più famosi, non mi pare abbiano goduto di grande rispetto.

Potrebbe starci anche la quinta stella, che non metto solo per la ripetitività di alcune parti, forse dovuto al fatto che non è un libro intervista, ma un'intervista televisiva trasformata in libro.
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Marco Sartorelli
3.0 out of 5 stars Grande Kissinger
Reviewed in Italy on July 11, 2019
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Libro interessante. riprende aspetti già citati in altri testi. nel complesso molto godibile.
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