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UPDATE 4-Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100

Nov 30, 2023 View Original Article
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    -70% Medium Liberal

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    20% ReliablePoor

  • Policy Leaning

    -16% Somewhat Liberal

  • Politician Portrayal

    -33% Negative

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59% : During the 1970s in the midst of the Cold War, he had a hand in many of the epoch-changing global events of the decade while serving as national security adviser and secretary of state under Republican President Richard Nixon.
59% : While many hailed Kissinger for his brilliance and broad experience, others branded him a war criminal for his support for anti-communist dictatorships, especially in Latin America.
54% : After leaving government, Kissinger set up a high-priced, high-powered consulting firm in New York, which offered advice to the world's corporate elite.
51% : Still, he continued to be a diplomatic force as secretary of state under Nixon's successor, President Gerald Ford, and to offer strong opinions throughout the rest of his life.
49% : (Adds detail in paragraph 9 about Kissinger's Nobel prize)Henry Kissinger, a diplomatic powerhouse whose roles as a national security adviser and secretary of state under two presidents left an indelible mark on U.S. foreign policy and earned him a controversial Nobel Peace Prize, died on Wednesday at age 100.
31% : Ford called Kissinger a "super secretary of state" but also noted his prickliness and self-assurance, which critics were more likely to call paranoia and egotism.
25% : "STRATEGIC ARMS ACCORDThe Watergate scandal that forced Nixon to resign barely grazed Kissinger, who was not connected to the cover-up and continued as secretary of state when Ford took office in the summer of 1974.

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