Henry Kissinger, Influential and Polarizing U.S. Secretary of State, Dies

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : His impact extended beyond his tenure as national security adviser from 1969 to 1975 and overlapping/concurrent service as Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977, for decades spanning from the Vietnam War to the aftermath of 9/11.
53% : As Secretary of State, he was known for pioneering a policy of détente with the Soviet Union and promoting an open door policy toward China.
50% : Though he was no longer Secretary of State, he continued to advise future administrations.
49% : He managed to escape the Watergate scandal largely unscathed, continuing to serve as Secretary of State until the end of the Ford administration in 1977, when he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian award.
46% : "Kissinger's influence also extended to another Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, who once wrote in The Washington Post that she "relied on his counsel.
39% : Keystone/FranceGamma/Rapho via Getty ImagesHenry Kissinger, the former Secretary of State known for his realist approach to foreign policy during the Nixon and Ford administrations, has died.

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