they write: “Kissinger has always been a political chameleon, able to take on the coloration of his environment. Hawks and doves alike thought that they had found a kindred spirit in Henry.” True enough, but mark well the softening, familiar use of the first name. When Nixon lied, it was an outrage. When “Henry” lied, it was, well, understandable.
WE are provided with many vivid glimpses of Kissinger, the superemissary, in his private moods. When South Vietnam’s President Thieu resisted Kissinger’s slippery “peace” formula, Kissinger repaired to the American Embassy in Saigon and flew into a rage, alternately barking at aides and popping candy into his mouth. An observer was prompted to remark: “When someone tries to thwart the will of Henry Kissinger, you become aware of the incredible size of his ego.”
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