White House Years Author:Henry Kissinger Kissinger?s invaluable and lasting contribution to the history of this crucial time. One of the most important books to come out of the Nixon Administration, White House Years covers Henry Kissinger?s first four years (1969?1973) as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Among the momentous events recounted in this first volum... more »e of Kissinger?s timeless memoirs are his secret negotiations with the North Vietnamese in Paris to end the Vietnam War, the Jordan crisis of 1970, the India-Pakistan war of 1971, his back-channel and face-to-face negotiations with Soviet leaders to limit the nuclear arms race, his secret journey to China, and the historic summit meetings in Moscow and Beijing in 1972. He covers major controversies of the period, including events in Laos and Cambodia, his ?peace is at hand? press conference and the breakdown of talks with the North Vietnamese that led to the Christmas bombing in 1972. Throughout, Kissinger presents candid portraits of world leaders, including Richard Nixon, Anwar Sadat, Golda Meir, Jordan?s King Hussein, Leonid Brezhnev, Chairman Mao and Chou En-lai, Willy Brandt, Charles de Gaulle, and many others. White House Years is Henry Kissinger?s invaluable and lasting contribution to the history of this crucial time.« less
The Market's bargain prices are even better for Paperbackswap club members!
Retail Price:$35.99 Buy New (Paperback): $25.39 (save 29%) or Become a PBS member and pay $21.49+1 PBS book credit (save 40%)