christopher, there are eight living secretaries of state. there are, of course, hillary clinton, condoleezza rice, colin powell, madeleine albright, lawrence eagleburger, james baker, georgetz, and henry kissinger. these conversations are being recorded at the state department where room by room you can see america's history and the object of history, and, also, a wonderful collection of american paintings and decorative art. the rooms are named for former secretaries of state, the john quincy adams room is home to the desk at which the treaty of paris was signed ending the american revolutionary war. these rooms have witnessed historic meetings between american officials and foreign ministers and heads of state. we take note of the 50th an vaerls of these rooms and the patrons of diplomacy initiatives. we begin our conversations on diplomacy with secretary of state and former secretary of state kissing her. secretary clinton came to this office after serving as first lady of arkansas and the united states. she was appointed by president obama after a spirited contest for nomination for president. henry kissinger was a harvard professor, national security advisor for pres