Henry Kissinger: Polarising architect of Cold War era American foreign policy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : After Nixon secured a second term in 1972, he took the unprecedented step of making Kissinger his secretary of state (the first foreign-born American to hold that office) while retaining him as national security adviser.
54% : In 1947, he returned from war and enrolled at Harvard University, he spent the next 20 years, earning a bachelor's, master's and PhD. He stayed at the university to join the faculty as a professor and associate director of the Department of Government and Center for International Affairs.
44% : During his time at Harvard, Kissinger consulted several government agencies on national security issues including the Department of State and the National Security Council's Operations Coordinating Board.
43% : Please try again later{{ /verifyErrors }}Henry Kissinger, the divisive 56th US secretary of state and architect of American foreign policy during the Nixon and Ford administrations, died on 29 November at 100 years old.
28% : Though the Watergate scandal forced Nixon's resignation in 1974, Kissinger remained secretary of state under Gerald Ford.

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