Succumbing to Kissinger's charmTaped calls show press was in his corner

From: International Herald Tribune | Date: October 23, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Scott Shane
International Herald Tribune
10-23-2004
Even in the midst of grueling diplomatic crises as the secretary of state in the mid-1970s, Henry Kissinger always took time out for calls from the press. He schmoozed, spun and lectured his way into the heart of Washington's media establishment, and that transformed him into Super-K, escort of starlets, perennial magazine cover story and master of foreign affairs. Reporters assumed the admiration and affection they expressed for Kissinger over the telephone would remain private. What they did not know was that he was having a secretary ...

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