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...Memorable not for Nixon's indiscretions, but for its respect for the higher calling of public service, it was a lesson Schlesinger built his life in the public sphere around--the public good always comes before personal gain...
Though it is now more than two decades since Henry A. Kissinger '50 left his job as Richard M. Nixon's secretary of state, the foreign policy whiz kid has not lost his reputation as one of the greatest analysts of international affairs of the 20th century...
...expert on the defense policy, he advised presidential administrations from 1955 to 1968, before officially joining Nixon's staff. He received international recognition for his studies of the Cold War. In the 1960 work The Necessity for Choice, he originated the "missile gap" hypothesis, and he was later instrumental in engineering the first strategic arms limitation talks (SALT) between the United States and the Soviet Union...
...With his official entrance into the government as Nixon's national security advisor, Kissinger became one of the primary crafters of United States policy in Vietnam, facing the protests of numerous anti-war activists...
...addition, Kissinger played an instrumental role in opening relations with the People's Republic of China. His efforts at rapprochement culminated in the 1972 meeting between Nixon and Chinese premier Mao Zedong, the first official contact between the United States and China since the victory of Communist forces...