Wife of our president newly elected hugh hewitt. [applause] our distinguished speaker was to dr. Kissinger as dr. Kissinger was to president nixon. He joined kissingers security staff in 1969 as special assistant traveling the world on virtually every Major Initiative in the greater cold war. He was with dr. Kissinger during the talks with go she ate her in purse that culminated in the paris peace accords. He was with president nixon in moscow in during his first trip there in 1972 and he was therefore kissingers shuttles between the arabs and israelis after the yom kippur war. He was a key actor in nixons trip to china in 1972 known as the week that changed the world. Was president of the council on formal relations and assistant secretary of state for Southeast Asian and pacific affairs. From until 2016 he conducted oral histories of Henry Kissinger on behalf of the foundation. They cover a variety of subject , andr china, vietnam statesmanship and are and now adable book is availabl
National security staff in 1969 and traveled the world on every major Diplomatic Initiative in the midst of the vietnam war and greater cold war. He was with dr. Kissinger with negotiators in paris that culminated in the paris peace accords. He was with president nixon in moscow during his first in 1972 and heip 1973 yom after the kippur war. He was a key actor in the historic trip to china in 1972 known popularly as the week that changed the world. Severalto hold positions. From 2015 to 2016 he conducted oral histories with dr. Kissinger on behalf of the Nixon Foundation. The collection of interviews cover a variety of subject matter. Be readussia, and can in this book called kissinger on kissinger reflections of diplomacy, grand, strategy, and leadership. It is available for purchase in our museum store and mr. Lord will sign copies. Ambassador lord will be interviewed by dr. Frank gh gannon. He worked with Randolph Churchill to write the biography of his father, instant churchill. H
I just wanted to mention a couple of special guests. We have our distinguished speaker this evening, i wanted to mention a couple of special guests. We have our distinguished speakers daughter here and her husband. We have betsy hewitt, the wife of newly elected hugh hewitt. Our distinguished speaker was to dr. Kissinger as dr. Kissinger was to nixon. He was with dr. Kissinger during the peace accords in 1973. He was with president nixon in moscow during his first president ial trip there. He was there for kissingers shuttles between arabs and israelis. He was a key actor in president nixons historic trip to china. He was state Department Director of policy and planning, ambassador to the peoples republic of china and assistant secretary of state for South East Asia and Pacific Affairs part he conducted several hours of oral histories of dr. Kissinger on behalf of the Nixon Foundation. He conducted several hours of oral history on behalf of the Nixon Foundation and the collection of in
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