dr. kessinger: i don't think any statement i can make on the war on drugs -- [laughter] [applause] dr. kessinger: i want to make one other point. my observations are directed at the american audience. i have great sympathy for the vietnamese who are in this audience. of course, their perspective has to be different. i am sorry, not because of any action the administration in which i was involved in, but it is an historic tragedy that america found itself so divided and could not solve its domestic debates. so that it could come out of the war within itself. that was more compatible. it had entered -- mark: you have major mark on history. what will history say about henry kissinger? dr. kessinger: i have no obsession about this. i have the good fortune of being able to come to the united states when most, many of the people i knew were killed in germany. i have always been deeply grateful to this country and i know what it represents to the peace of the world. i have been lucky, it being able to execute my concerns as my profession. so i am not involved in what i'm doing in order to get

dr. kessinger: i have no obsession about this. of beinge good fortune able to come to the united most, many of the people i knew were killed in germany. i have always been deeply and iul to this country know what it represents to the peace of the world. i have been lucky, it being able to execute my concerns as my profession. involved in what i'm doing in order to get history about me. is an extensive record. people, although i must say , the way the mass of material that is produced in the internet , i'm not sure whether you can say history will come to a fair judgment anyway. that is not my concern. i tried to do the best i could. that is all i can say. mark: that is all anyone can say. [applause] mark: we are not only grateful to you for being our honored guest tonight but for serving -- in world war ii. we have many veterans out there. i would ask you stand and be recognized by this audience. [applause] mark: thank you for your service. dr. kissinger, thank you for your time tonight. thank you all. [applause] ♪ >> this week, a

kessinger parish channel was killed as well. in my opinion, no two men -- so would have honorable peace in vietnam as did dr. kissing good kissinger. dr. kissinger and president presidentadvise johnson at the ranch just a few days before his death that what they thought would be an honorable peace agreement was about to be signed. the peace agreement was violated by hanalei and completely disregarded within months of its signing. people, especially , antiwarar activists activists everywhere, especially on american campuses and the american congress and the american press. it had all of the lord it could take. united states troops did not lose the war. literally won every engagement. after eight long years most americans had lost the will to fight. the price had come unacceptably high. they never seem to lose their well to continue the war until they had reunited. i know there are men and women who continue to disagree with henry kissinger. yet i will assure you that he and lbj also wanted peace as , and honorabled peace that would stop the war and permit the people of south vietnam to remain free from commun