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Kissinger is a 1992 biography by American journalist and author Walter Isaacson about diplomat and statesman Henry Kissinger. It traces Kissinger's childhood in Germany, academic career at Harvard, and service as national security adviser and secretary of state during the Nixon and Ford administrations. The book examines his role in Cold War diplomacy, including relations with China and the Soviet Union, alongside the controversies surrounding his exercise of power.
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Who wrote Kissinger: A Biography?
American journalist and author Walter Isaacson wrote Kissinger, first published in 1992. It is a political biography rather than a memoir by Henry Kissinger himself.
Does Isaacson's Kissinger cover Henry Kissinger's life before the Nixon White House?
Yes. The book traces Kissinger from his childhood in Germany through his academic career at Harvard before his rise in Washington. That background leads into his work as national security adviser and secretary of state.
Which administrations are covered in Kissinger?
The biography covers Kissinger's work as national security adviser and secretary of state under Richard Nixon, as well as his continuing role as secretary of state under Gerald Ford. It therefore reaches beyond the Nixon years into the Ford administration.
Does the biography discuss Kissinger's China diplomacy and Vietnam policy?
Yes. Isaacson places Kissinger's diplomacy in the wider Nixon-era foreign-policy record, including the opening to the People's Republic of China and negotiations connected with the Vietnam War. Those episodes sit alongside the book's account of his national-security role.
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