henry kissinger. would you like to describe what that was like when you got a call from the president-elect of the united states asking you if he wanted -- you wanted to be his partner in changing the world? henry kissinger: first of all, i want to thank julia for her very friendly introduction, which left me in the position where i was once at a reception where a lady walked up to me and said, i understand you're a fascinating man, she said. fascinate me. [laughter] henry kissinger: now about, to give you an explanation of how my appointment happened, tricia notes that her father was always nervous about asking for something that might be refused. so i had an appointment with president nixon for about two hours. and i didn't know quite what he wanted. and i knew he wanted something. and so, i left. nothing happened. and a week later, tom mitchell called up and said, are you going to take the job or not? and i said, what job are you talking about? and he said, oh my god, he screwed it up. [laughter] h

. >> henry kissinger served as national sick. he advisor and secretary of state for richard nixon and gerald ford very next, harvard university history professor neil ferguson discusses the first volume of his henry kissinger biography. mr. ferguson argues that kissinger's approach to foreign policy is grounded in idealism rather than the ruthless realism he is known for. the national history center cohosted this event. it is an hour and a half. >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for coming out today. i am in the george washington university department of history. cochairing with me today is roger lewis, the founding chair of the seminar. the seminar, now in its eighth year as a joint venture between woodrow wilson international center for scholars in the national history center of the american historical association. our aim is to foster conversations about the past and make history and essential part of the public conversation about contemporary events here in the united states and across the world. our efforts are made pos

this is henry kissinger. i do not like our country to be thought of in terms of the cynical use of power. our historical role has been to identify ourselves with the ideals and deepest hopes of mankind. if we lose this asset, temporary successes will be meaningless. well, i would say i rest my case, except my case is lying there, nearly 1,000 pages of it, with a good deal more supporting evidence. but i hope at least i've made you take seriously that, at least in this early period, in the first half of his life roughly, kissinger was no realist. if i had time and wasn't losing the attention of at least one gentleman on the front row -- you got up too early. this is the biggest problem in washington, d.c. everybody is up so early, they just are done by 4:30. [laughter] >> the fourth -- welcome back, sir. the fourth example, if i wanted to give it, would be the great battles that kissinger had over the subsequent unfolding of the vietnam war. and in particular, the escalation of the war of johnson. it actually

. >> woodruff: and, the "atlantic's" jeffrey goldberg shares what former secretary of state henry kissinger thinks of how president obama has handled foreign policy, and what he expects of president-elect trump. >> obviously henry kissinger is a person, even at 93, who doesn't like to be out of the game, doesn't like to be out of the limelight, and so he's basically saying i'm here for you don, and i want to give you some sound advice. >> woodruff: all that and more on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. ♪ love me tender >> we can like many, but we can love only a precious few, because it is for those precious few that you have to be willing to do so very much. you don't have to do it alone. lincoln financial helps you provide for and protect your financial future because this is what you do for people you love. lincoln financial-- you're in charge. >> and the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. >> supported by the r

henry kissinger. i was the night secretary. all i did was type. >> don't tell him that. >> i was a really good typist. the significance of this -- you've all been through the exhibit and realize the achievements of president nixon. it has been called golden age of american diplomacy with very good reason. any one of the significant achievements that president nixon had during his presidency would have been something that every other president would have been proud to say was his crowning glory and achievement, but nixon had success after success after success. and one of the important reasons for that is the man sitting right here, henry kissinger who, believe it or not, when richard nixon was elected president, he decided he was going to choose a national security adviser. he wanted to have national security, foreign policy defense issues be paramount in his administration but called on someone he had never met before. dr. henry kissinger. would you like to describe what that was like when you got a

tweeting quote, henry kissinger as secretary of state flew around the world less and consulted the president more close to home. we will talk about that. conway says she is not tweeting anything publicly she hasn't told trump privately. trump is spending time with family in florida. we expect to get new information as the transition team holds a conference call with reporters. we get the latest from cnn's jason carroll in palm beach. >> reporter: christine and boris, a conference call scheduled for 10:30 this morning. this is the transition team going over who is on tap to be interviewed on monday for a cabinet position. having said that, we may hear something today about commerce secretary. wilbur ross is up for that job. we may hear something about ben

kissinger mike rogers, hickey hailey and jeb hensarling. she pushed back on reports that the transition is in turmoil. >> you know, you don't goerm a government overnight. these are serious issues and appointments. on track to where other administrations have been. definitely internal in terms of vetting different candidates and interviewing different people. it is not the kind of thing to rush through. >> mr. trump is pushing back on reports that he hasn't spoken to leaders of u.s. allies and he continues to speak with many world leaders. >> thank you so much. >> just the beginning. thank you so much. >> liberal mayor bill de blash

occurred before i was henry kissinger. i lived here several times and so i have a great feeling i he's lived.t hereught what i could do our interaction eades when he was prime minister. what the issues were. that sometimes we agree. and occasionally we did not agree. expected him -- respected him as one of the important figures of our time. europeh a vision for .hat is historic 1970en the tories won the election, richard nixon was so elated that he called me on the telephone, nearly every hour to update me on the status of the returns. hierarchy, ofr course, it should have been the other way. for of nixon's enthusiasm heath was the and comparability of the roster office. -- rise to office. primewas the first tory minister to be selected by the votes of the conservative members of congress rather than by consensus of party eminences. both he and nixon were admitted into the exact-- the it.blishment not defined by they shaped in important ways the combination of remoteness and analytic skill. case, these qualities were combi

despite their rocky past, haley and trump will meet along with former secretary of state henry kissinger and florida governor rick scott... among others. before the election, governor haley said she was quote "not a fan" of trump. trump meanwhile, has called the republican governor's stance on illegal immigration weak. the president elect will also have his frist meeting with a foreign leader today. japan's prime minister will meet new york today, amid concern over the foreign policy direction of a trump administration. shinzo abe is stopping in new york on his way to an asia-pacific trade summit in peru. trump has condenmend the trade deal struck by president obama. a richard montgomery high school student is recovering from injuries, after being beaten during an anti-trump protest. it happened yesterday, as his fellow students protested in rockville. the 15-year-old was wearing a "make america great again" hat when he was thrown to the hospital. police identified the alleged assailant. they expect to charge that student with second-degree assault. a student who did not want to be ident

. >> woodruff: and, the "atlantic's" jeffrey goldberg shares what former secretary of state henry kissinger thinks of how president obama has handled foreign policy, and what he expects of president-elect trump. >> obviously henry kissinger is a person, even at 93, who doesn't like to be out of the game, doesn't t

of course, bringing in henry kissinger, he is mr. foreign policy. you really can't be sworn into office unless you met henry kissinger. i think it's in the constitution. >> he is a true brain on foreign policy. i'm not going to go through the l -- >> it was as harsh as you could imagine. >> but for donald trump to get to the point where he is meeting with mitt romney and possibly even considering a position, donald trump, who does not forget -- i'm not sure if he forgives. but he usually remembers somebody who didn't stand with him. that seemed like the news of the day. >> for mitt romney to agree to

now henry kissinger headi here live with the inside story. >>> breaking overnight, a deadly gas explosion. a blast going off in the middle of a town square. destroying buildings, shattering glass, killing at least one person. 11 rushed to the hospital. >> just a big boom. >> now, investigators are on the scene. >> abc news exclusive, former fox news star and miss america, gretchen carlson speaking out about sexual harassment. the unwanted advances she said career. >> i remember thinking to myself this is happening again? >> leading to the blockbuster allegations that helped cost roger ailes his job. why she's coming forward and telling her story now only on "gma." >>> a hero brother's split-second decision. the 9-year-old rushing in to save his baby brother from this terrifying fall. >> i just ran and i caught him but i can't even carry him so i don't know how that happened. >> the scary close call and what his mother is saying about that moment ? >> and, good morning, america, happy thursday to everyone. mike, i think we have a kid who has a future in pro football. fast. >> that kid dese

meghan: henry kissinger -- julie: he runs kissinger associates. meghan: you can't speak out of both sides of your mouth when you say he's not meeting with experts in foreign policy. this is going to be very hard to enforce, because there are consultants and advisers -- julie: henry kissinger. meghan: can you please let me finish? the one thing i will say, i actually know some lobbyists who i think do really good work for the nra and second amendment rights. there are some places where it's not necessarily a bad thing. if -- sandra: all right, we've got to leave it there. we'll continue this discussion on outnumbered overtime. please join us. log on now. it's a heated discussion here on the couch, and it was a shortened version of outnumbered, but we'll see you in a few minutes online. "happening now" starts right after this break. erybody. she just started to decline rapidly. i was rushed to the hospital... my symptoms were devastating. the doctor said, "pam! if you'd have waited two more days, you would've died." if i'd have known that a vaccine

we will start today's show with henry kissinger, the former secretary of state. he just met with the president elect and i will ask him about the challenges facing a president trump. >> and donald trump says defeating isis is the major priority for his incoming administration's foreign policy. can he do it? >> the enemy is much tougher than they thought. >> he has called the effort to retake mosul a total disaster. is it? i will ask a man who has been intimately involved in the fight. anthony blinken the number two man at the state department. and donald trump's choice for national security adviser, general michael flynn. he was critical of president obama in an interview i did with him last year. >> we failed to understand the enemy that we faced. >> so what is his plan for isis? you can listen in. >> finally, a lesson donald trump might want to learn from japan in order to truly make america great again. you will want to see this. >> but first here is my take. much of the world has been shocked and dismayed by donald trump's win, but there are those who are del

former secretary of state henry kissinger and south carolina governor nikki haley whose name is being floated as a possible pick for secretary of state. trump is expected to sit down with japan's prime minister with his first meeting as a world leader president-elect. abe says he's looking to build trust w >>> the new york police department and secret service are meeting today as well to figure out the best way to protect trump when he takes office. the challenge is to keep trump safe in what will soon be his second home on the busiest street in the biggest city in this country without bringing midtown manhattan to a complete and utter standstill. >> meanwhile, trump's name has vanished from several luxury apartment buildings here in new york. workers were out yesterday removing giant gold letters. building owners who licensed the it after residents signed a petition because they didn't want to be associated with the president-elect. >> let's get to that breaking news. illinois, a gas explosion killed a utility worker. surveillance shows the moment it happened in canton. 11 people wer

one of those has been in to see donald trump is henry kissinger. the former secretary of state from the nixon and ford eras. the 93 year old is there to give advice. on the subject of russia, his views are most closely aligned to the current president rather than donald trump. laura: for more on the foreign-policy challenges the president-elect will face, i spoke with david sanger, the national security correspondent for "the new york times." he said on syria he wants to work with russia against islamic state. but here we have today president obama successor to stand up to russia. how difficult is that going to be? david: this is going to be one of the big early test of mr. trump and his philosophy, because on russia, he not only differs from the obama administration, he differs from the mainstream of the republican party which since the days of the cold war has been pretty reflexively anti-first soviet and anti-russian. so it is hard to find many fans of putin. many republicans have said to me that they believe that there's no harm to try a better

officials say he's meeting with big names, including henry kissinger, the former governor of florida, rick scott, the national security agency director admiral mike rogers, and nikki haley. notely because governor haley endorsed marco rubio, and slammed the president-elect for the rhetoric. >> we are talking about a man who has filed for bankruptcy four times. we can't afford for a man to go in as president and bankrupt our country. d.c. is already doing that. we don't need someone encouraging them to do that. >> president-elect donald trump also slammed governor hallie, calling her an embarrassment. she said she eventually said they would vote for him. fox nurse confirms the president-elect is at the time to meet with another rival, mitt romney this weekend. of course, romney was part of the never-trump movement during the campaign. he called him a phony and fraud, said he's coddling the kkk, and with putin was disgusting. in return the president-elect called romney a stone-cold loser. meantime, president-elect trump today is set to have his first face-to-face meeting with shinzo abe

of course, bringing in henry kissinger, he is mr. foreign policy. you really can't be sworn into office unless you met henry kissinger. i think it's in the constitution. >> he is a true brain on foreign policy. i'm not going to go through the l -- >> it was as harsh as you could imagine. >> but for donald trump to get to the point where he is meeting with mitt romney and possibly even considering a position, donald trump, who does not forget -- i'm not sure if he forgives. but he usually remembers somebody who didn't stand with him. that seemed like the news of the day. >> for mitt romney to agree to come to donald trump, whatever is in governor romney's mind. i think it's extraordinary. perhaps it will show what donald trump promised us and not everyone believed that once he is elected, you will see a more presidential donald trump. a person who can wrap his arms around those who never would have thought they would want to be in the same room with him. >> one person who was running the transition was chris christie. listen to this. >> i have every

. >> among those on the president-elect's schedule today, the former secretary of state henry kissinger. he's emerging as an adviser. south carolina governor nikki haley. sources say halely is a potential candidate for secretary of state. admiral mike rogers of the nsa. former cincinnati mayor ken blackwell and congressman jeb hensarling, potential treasury secretary. trump also had his first face-to-face meeting, about to, with a world lead, the japanese prime minister abe coming to new york. a special meeting later today with the president-elect. meanwhile, president obama's on his final trip to europe as commander in chief. had some advice for the president-elect. we're going to tell you what he had to say in a few minutes. first, let's get some more on the true flurry activity at the trump transition headquarters at trump tower on fifth avenue in new york city. cnn's sunlen serfaty is outside trump tower. give us an update on what's happening now. >> trump tower has been a hotbed of activity. we're seeing many people come and go. going inside for meetings that could become the very

among them, former secretary of state henry kissinger and south carolina governor considered for secretary of state. iowa representativ e steve king security clearances for the president elect's family. experts have speculated in recent days that trump was trying to get top security clearance for his adult children. but trump says that's not true. he recently tweeted that it was "a typically false news story." king says if trump wanted to clue his children in on he should be able to. ""if donald trump, president-elect, wants to bring his family members into high-level positions where they would need security clearance, i do not have a philosophical or a legal or a logical reason why that shouldn't happen." " yesterday, the president of the czech republic thanked trump's ex- wife, ivana, for her interest in becoming the new u-s ambassador transition team hasn't confirmed that appointment. republicans in the iowa house will keep their top leaders for the next legislative session. linda upmeyer of clear lake will again serve as house speaker. and chris hagenow from windsor heights will be maj

we learned among some of the folks henry kissinger but nikki haley, the south carolina govern suhr on this list. you know earlier today her name was floated as a potential secretary of state. if indeed he is seriously considering nikki haley as secretary of state and donald trump is going to meet with her tomorrow i imagine all eyes will be on the elevator for when she emerges from that meeting. >> i would venture to say that would be one of the best positions -- best apilots he makes. she is stand up, and these beloved in the republican party. and i doubt that he will get much flak, if any at all for appointing nikki haley. >> i would go one more detail with nikki haley. she was a trump opponent. she supported marco rubio. if he really is going to take her and put her in his cabinet, never mind at the very high-profile position of secretary of state it would be a huge statement that he is will be to accept some of his most ardent in his party during this entire campaign. i think it would send a really important message to washington that he is willing to engage in team of rivals, if

now henry kissinger heading to here live with the inside story. >>> breaking overnight, a deadly gas explosion. a blast going off in the middle of a town square. destroying buildings, shattering glass, killing at least one person. 11 rushed to the hospital. >> just a big boom. >> now, investigators are on the scene. >> abc news exclusive, former fox news star and miss america, gretchen carlson speaking out about sexual harassment. the unwanted advances she said

other other include governor rick scott, senator jeff sessions, henry kissinger and more. one removes himself, house speaker newt gingrich tells nbc news, he will not be a part of the trump cabinet. >> that and sinz abe is the first to meet wp mr. trump for what was described as a very candid discussion. the trump university case. trump's legal team asked for a delay until after the inauguration. justice correspondent pete williams confirms even president trump can be compelled to testify on this and other lawsuits pertaining to matters prior to his election. keep in mind, the trump university legal case was brought by former students who claimed they misrepresented what students will be taught t. federal judge in the case, the same judge who trump because of his ethnic identity. >>> now to a disturbing story out of arizona, where a police officer has been placed on leave after a video was posted on social media, showing him punching a woman in a face during a confrontation. >> that woman was subsequently investigated and an investigation is under way. nbc has more. >> rep

the president-elect focusing on national security meeting with henry kissinger and possible contenders for secretary of state amid new reports that his son-in-law may take a prominent position in the white house. martha raddatz is tracking that jared kushner report in "the wall street journal" he may come into the white house in ta forml position but may be legal questions. >> he's been extremely influential and could take a white house job with sources telling abc news he's currently looking at options but it would clearly be in some sort of senior adviser role and the trump team has asked that kushner get a security clearance during the transition which makes complete sense bec discussed. now, there are federal nepotism rules for federal agency, but that may not apply to the white house. either way it would be very doubtful kushner would take a salary, george. >> also on this national security front there's talks about maybe having general michael flynn come in as national security adviser, the president-elect meeting with henry kissinger today, also nikki haley who is maybe coming o

you mentioned henry kissinger, lieutenant michael flynn has been huddling with president-elect trump. the bottom line is they want to get this national security team in place as quickly as possible because this is, as you said, critic critical, not just protecting the nation but we're still at war and during a transition is when someone like isis is going to make a statement. guard for that. >> adding to the urgency for mr. trump to assemble his national security team, today james clapper submitted husband letter of resignation. he will stay on until president obama least office in january, putting mr. trump in the position to join his successor pop joining us now, general jack king, a retired four star general and chairman of the board for the institute of study of war. he also visited trump tower today and there's some vacancies there, general. come on, let's have it. what did you get offered? >> look, it was his meeting, all right, not mine. and he controls the information. but i'll tell you this. the thing i have in common with donald trump is about a dozen years ago we got a man

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former secretary of state henry kissinger will also be there. trump and hayley clash during the campaign. hilley said she was a child support and trump called haley's stance on immigration week. mid-rudy giuliani is also in the running. >>> speaking of hillary clinton making her first postelection cycle speech she is reflecting on her failed campaign and is pledging to keep moving forward. >> ask you to stay engaged. stay engaged on we need to. america need to. your energy enter ambition and your talent. that's how we get through this.>> these comments coming last night at the children's defense fund beat the odds kayla. that event honored clinton who started her career as an intern at the organization.>>> dramatic video shows a gas explosion in canton illinois think you see it explode into brief eyes everywhere . sadly hit a utility worker is the person who was killed. 11 others were sent to the hospital. several buildings were damaged some as far as to block the way. the gas company released a statement saying a third-party contractor damaged

tom: i want to go back with neil ferguson to henry kissinger and the formation of the in 1968. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: when the facts change, we change. america and world leaders adapt. they adjust to president-elect trump. farage suggest the special relationship is faltering. good morning. welcome on this armistice day. francine: we have just observed two minutes of silence. armistice day commemorates every the and of hostilities on the western front of world war i. it's particularly important every year. this is why in the u.k. they take it very seriously for veterans day, to remember the fallen over the last century. it's more important than ever because of foreign policy and the uncertain world. tom: i think every year there is a different tinge to it. this year is the stunning events of brexit and in the united states. what's interesting is each nation is different. is so good on the compare and contrast of veterans day. to me, it's that church in the strand. it's just remarkable to me the royal air force went inside that church. as a tourist, that's the uniquely reddi

. >> tonight on c-span, an interview with nixon administration secretary of state henry kissinger. then a discussion about technology, journalism, and new media. and former senator tom harkin talks about the food marketing to children and childhood obesity. former secretary of state henry kissinger recently sat down for an interview with former british prime minister john major where they discussed foreign policy in the nixon administration. mr.