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Every president invites Henry Kissinger to the White House — except Biden
July 9, 2022 12:00pm
Henry Kissinger sits in his home office in Kent, Conn., surrounded by acres of books. Though just one year shy of his 100th birthday, the Nobel Prize winner and former secretary of state said he feels the same awe he experienced when he was 15 and his Jewish family fled Germany for New York during World War II.
In fact, he thinks of his early days often.
“Those were crucial moments in my life,” he told The Post. “I came from a situation in which I was part of a persecuted minority that had no civil rights that was obliged to live in isolation into a country where no matter where you were obliged to start, you had the vision of a better future and you were free to express yourself.”
“I wrote an essay when I first came here,” he continued. “I wrote that, of course, I missed the family and friends I was obliged to leave behind, but when I thought that I could walk across American streets with my head erect and without fear, and with the ability to have my own future, I was very happy to … join such a society.”
During our hour-long interview, Kissinger’s legendary eagerness to speak bluntly on any subject is clear with every sentence. It is an attribute that has earned him both admiration and infamy in the turbulent world of politics.
At 99, he hasn’t lost his step intellectually, not even remotely. He even has a new book out this month, “Leadership: Six Studies in World Strategy,” profiling six leaders who helped shape the turbulent post-WWII era. His voice is still gravely and carries thick traces of his German childhood, and his charm and humor are ever present.
Aside from living in America, Kissinger said his other great honor is being invited by every sitting president of the United States since Richard Nixon to meet in the White House “for conversations and discussions of foreign policy” — including Barack Obama and Donald J. Trump.
Neither Obama or Trump entered the presidency with much experience in geopolitical affairs, so both had to learn the process while in office, with each man bringing their personal traits to the table when dealing with a crisis, Kissinger said.
Of Obama, Kissinger said, “He brought to international affairs a concern about the developing world, and a high degree of personal intelligence, which were very effective traits.”
Of Obama’s successor, he said, “President Trump conveyed a characteristic of great decisiveness and very personal vibrancy. He was a unique phenomenon in American foreign policy.”
But his 50-year presidential meeting streak could yet be broken. So far, Joe Biden hasn’t sent him an invite.
“I knew Biden when he was a senator, but I have had no contact with him since he has been president,” Kissinger said matter of factly.
“I don’t think a president is required to ask me for my counsel,” he added. But if Biden ever did, Kissinger would want the president to find “a common definition of our dangers and of our purposes… Ending the Ukrainian War should be a major task.”
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https://nypost.com/2022/07/09/henry-kissinger-every-president-but-biden-invites-me-to-white-house/
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