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Contents

Introduction

1 FÜRTH
Coming of Age in Nazi Germany, 1923-1938

2 WASHINGTON HEIGHTS
The Americanization of an Aspiring Accountant, 1938-1943

3 THE ARMY
"Mr. Henry" Comes Marching Home Again, 1943-1947

4 HARVARD
The Ambitious Student, 1947-1955

5 NEW YORK
In the Service of the Establishment, 1954-1957

6 HARVARD AGAIN
The Professor, 1957-1968

7 THE FRINGES OF POWER
Kennedy, Johnson, and Rockefeller, 1961-1968

8 THE CO-CONSPIRATORS
Kissinger and Nixon, 1968

9 WELCOME TO VIETNAM
Secret Options, Secret Bombings

10 KISSINGER'S EMPIRE
The Boss's Power and How He Operated

11 THE WIRETAPS
Office Bugs, Dead Keys, and Other Devices

12 NO EXIT
Vietnam Swallows Another Administration

13 THE INVASION OF CAMBODIA
An Expanded War, Resignations, and Rage

14 TWO WEEKS IN SEPTEMBER
An Hour-by-Hour Look at the Art of Crisis Juggling

15 SALT
Arms Control in the Back Channel

16 CHINA
Creating a Triangle

17 CELEBRITY
The Secret Life of the World's Least Likely Sex Symbol

18 WINTER OF THE LONG KNIVES
After a Mishandled War, Kissinger Hits a Low Point

19 THE TRIANGLE
Summit Spring in Moscow and Beijing

20 PEACE AT HAND
The Paris Talks Produce an Elusive Accord

21 THE CHRISTMAS BOMBING
Hanoi Is Hit in Order to Convince Saigon to Sign

22 SECRETARY OF STATE
A Rise That Was Helped Because Everyone Else Was Sinking

23 THE YOM KIPPUR WAR
A Mideast Initiation, a Resupply Dispute, and a Nuclear Alert

24 THE SHUTTLE
Step by Step Through Israel, Egypt, and Syria

25 THE PRESS
How to Be Captivating on a Background Basis

26 TRANSITIONS
The Final Days, and a New Beginning

27 THE DEATH OF DETENTE
An Odd Coalition Takes a Hard Line

28 THE MAGIC IS GONE
Setbacks in the Sinai and Southeast Asia

29 MORALITY IN FOREIGN POLICY
Kissinger's Realpolitik and How It Was Challenged

30 AFRICA
Covert Involvement Followed by Shuttle Diplomacy

31 EXIT
Not with a Bang but a Whimper

32 CITIZEN KISSINGER
The Jet-Set Life of a Minister Without Portfolio

33 KISSINGER ASSOCIATES
How the World's Most Famous Consultant Struck It Rich

34 LEGACY
Policy and Personality

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index