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HENRY A. KISSINGER '50 came to town last weekend in his limousine and on his own terms. The Nieman Foundation honored Kissiner by making him the main attraction of its triennial convocation. It kept Kissinger's visit secret, almost completely sparing him from any public confrontation with his critics. Kissinger requested, and received, assurances that his appearance would be strictly off the record...
...irony of the situation was readily apparent. Henry Kissinger, a man who had manipulated, lied to, and even wire-tapped the press, was being honored by the trade's most prestigious members. But demonstrators outside the convocation tried to remind the Nieman fellows and alumni that Henry Kissinger is more than just a former friend or adversary...
Henry A. Kissinger '50, former Secretary of State, will address the triennial Nieman Convocation in Boston tonight. Three hundred and fifty journalists, both active and alumni fellows of the Nieman Foundation, will hear Kissinger's off-the-record remarks on an undisclosed topic...
Sources within the Nieman Foundation reported yesterday that several fellows had declined invitations to hear Kissinger because of his alleged authorization of wiretaps on reporters, as well as his role in directing U.S. war policy in Southeast Asia...
Over 900 Columbia students signed a petition condemning the offer of a faculty chair to Kissinger. MIT professor Noam Chomsky, a previous Nieman speaker, suggested at the time that Kissinger be appointed to a "Chair of Death and Destruction...