By the time Kissinger was made secretary of state in 1973,he had become,according to the Gallup Poll,the most admired person in America and one of the most unlikely celebrities ever to capture.the world's imagination.Kissinger explores the relationship between this complex man's personality and the foreign policy he pursued. Drawing on extensive interviews with Kissinger as well as 150 other sources,including U.S. presidents and his business clients,this first full-length biography makes use of many of Kissinger's private papers and classified memos to tell his uniquely American story. The result is an intimate narrative,filled with surprising revelations,that takes this century's most colorful statesman from his childhood as a persecuted Jew in Nazi Germany,through his tortured relationship with Richard Nixon,to his later years as a globetrotting business consultant.

Introduction

1 FORTH

  Coming of Age in Nazi Germany, 1923-1938

2 WASHINGTON HEIGHTS

  The Americanization of an Aspiring Accountant,

  1938-1943

3 THE ARMY

  "Mr Henry" Comes Marching Home Again, 1943-1947

4 HARVARD

  The Ambitious Student, 1947-1959

5 NEW YORK

  In the Service of the Establishment, 1994-1997

6 HARVARD AGAIN

  The Professor, 1997-1968

7 THE FRINGES OF POWER

  Kennedy, Johnson, and Rockefeller, 1961-1968

8 THE CO-CONSPIRATORS

  Kissinger and Nixon, 1968

9 WELCOME TO VIETNAM

  Secret Options, Secret Bombings

10 KISSINGER'S EMPIRE

  The Boss's Power and How He Operated

11 THE WIRETAPS

  Office Bugs, Dead Keys, and Other Devices

12 No EXIT

  Vietnam Swallows Another Administration

13 THE INVASION or CAMBODIA

  An Expanded War, Resignations, and Rage

14 Two WEEKS IN SEPTEMBER

  An Hour-by-Hour Look at the Art of Crisis Juggling

15 SALT

  Arms Control in the Back Channel

16 CHINA

  Creating a Triangle

17 CELEBRITY

  The Secret Life of the World's Least Likely Sex Symbol

18 WINTER OF THE LONG KNIVES

  After a Mishandled War, Kissinger Hits a Low Point

19 THE TRIANGLE

  Summit Spring in Moscow and Beijing

20 PEACE AT HAND

  The Paris Talks Produce an Elusive Accord

21 THE CHRISTMAS BOMBING

  Hanoi Is Hit in Order to Convince Saigon to Sign

22 SECRETARY OF STATE

  A Rise That Was Helped Because Everyone Else

  Was Sinking

23 THE YOM KIPPUR WAR

  A Mideast Initiation, a Resupply Dispute,

  and a Nuclear Alert

24 THE SHUTTLE

  Step by Step Through Israel, Egypt, and Syria

25 THE PRESS

  How to Be Captivating on a Background Basis

26 TRANSITIONS

  The Final Days, and a New Beginning

27 THE DEATH OF DETENTE

  An Odd Coalition Takes" a Hard Line

28 THE MAGIC IS GONE

  Setbacks in the Sinai and Southeast Asia

29 MORALITY IN FOREIGN POLICY

  Kissl"nger's Realpolitik and How It Was Challenged

30 AFRICA

  Covert Involvement Followed by Shuttle Diplomacy

31 EXIT

  Not with a Bang but a Whimper

32 CITIZEN KISSINGER

  The let-Set Life of a Minister Without Portfolio

33 KISSINGER ASSOCIATES

  How the World's Most Famous Consultant Struck It Rich

34 LEGACY

  Policy and Personality

Acknowledgments

Notes

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Index