power. nixon had to write his formal letter of resignation 1974, the only such letter ever written. kissinger watched as the presidency came apart. i soul every day what he was going through. he almost never raise these issues. i saw every day. except in a description of what he was going through. from an unlikely background, raising himself with fantastic willpower against his own president. always fearing that something,
now i ve come to his home in the united states to talk to this powerful and often controversial figure about a life that has taken him from nazi germany to the doors of the oval office itself and onto the oval office itself and onto the world stage. we ll talk about his new book leadership. the ideas that have shaped him. of course, about our disordered world. going up in germany, henry conditioner was a witness to the nazi era. henry kissinger. the family fled germany in 1938 and kissinger was draughted into the united states army in was draughted into the united states army “119113, serving was draughted into the united states army in 1943, serving in germany, one of the liberators of a concentration camp. there, he sought even more clearly when and before the cost of
donald trump, who appointed three conservative judges, welcome to the ruling as god s work. some firms have already offered to fund employees seeking out of state abortions. now on bbc news, for six decades, hendry kissinger has been a diplomat and adviser to advair can presidents and ever present influence in international affairs. now in his 100 years, james has visited him and his home to talk about a life that took him from a childhood in nurse nazi germany to the doors of the over office. in an ever present influence on the international stage.
weeks. it s like 19th century. until eventually, unbending autocrat and commander of the brutal and bloody cultural revolution of the 60s, all powerful and to the west, a figure of mystery of as well as fascination, kissinger had to try to understand him. i had five meetings try to understand him. i had five meetings with - try to understand him. i had five meetings with him. - try to understand him. i had i five meetings with him. first, he was primarily interested. and he d give me advice how to keepjapan and the combinations. as time went on, he wanted us in an open alliance. my view was that we
should always be closer to china and russia than they would to each other. that s the consistent would to each other. that s the consistent theme would to each other. that s the consistent theme which - would to each other. that s the | consistent theme which persists in your mind to today? yes. the expedition in your mind to today? yes. the expedition to in your mind to today? yes. the expedition to china in your mind to today? 133 the expedition to china was high drama, but it was the war in vietnam that became the defining policy issue of nixon s presidency. by the time he into office, the conflict had poisoned america. nixon promised he would end it. peace with honour, he said. kissinger won the nobel peace prize, but after the united states withdrew its troops, the north overran the south. looking back now, can you really call it peace with honour?- now, can you really call it peace with honour? yes, in the sense that peace with honour? yes, in the sense that we peac