viewed salt and he begins to go on, and i'm paraphrasing, describing how kramer was the father of henry kissinger and brought him through the -- made him what he is and he turned his back and says you know, kramer detests kissinger today. he used the word detest kissinger because of china and because of arms control, because of vietnam. he spells it out and that's now available also on the nixon tapes that is available to you. so this is a very strong help feeling so you can imagine we've never read the reality of the kramer kissinger split because we didn't understand kramer and i will say this to you, if you look only at the kissinger and nixon relationship you will never find kramer except as a mentor to henry kissinger. you need to look at the relationship through kramer because hague is the key to what is going on in his relationship to kramer. nixon never understands the relationship. he's putting stars on hague as rastus he could. fastest in history to reach for stars and he doesn't understand. he thinks the relationship is a friend of kissinger who is a right wing who sends memos. he does

at 11:30 that night after all these negotiations, and i need to tell you, too, about henry kissinger's role in all of this -- to go into a room for five minutes, the two of them there in the trade and come out and reagan tells the guice, tells peter and win and allen and the others i can't tell you what's going on but it's not going to work. so they sit there 11:30 at night and reagan is looking at the aids and says what do we do now? he has no running mate and final he says governor i think it is time to call george bush said he calls george bush and george bush is just blown away. he had no idea. he was convinced like everyone in america that gerald ford was going to go on the ticket with reagan. >> let me ask one more question before a throw to the audience for any questions that directly falls on that and goes back to jack kemp. i guess why did his store not rise at least high enough to be more seriously in conservation for the vice president? >> there's a lot of affection on the part of the delegates and governor reagan for jack kemp and that comes through in all the people i talk

and the one thing that you might consider is when henry kissinger said that is sort of lonely at the top there's only one superpower there's going to be a natural balance of power were the other countries oppose you. so maybe your graph will tilt down a little bit. but we see is during some periods of time when the united states is seen as blatantly violating international law and most recently that would've been the situation with the white house torture memos. the extraordinary rendition policy to use a black sites that the cia used in the waterboarding of some individuals up to 175 times or more. at that point, i reputation took such a hit that our diplomacy was suffering greatly and the congress recognized this bipartisan committees recognize this, during the campaign of the last presidency, the candidates recognize this. what we see is the legal advisers also recognize this. they said we have to recognize that there is a reputation for lawfulness that the u.s. benefits from. we are at our strongest diplomatic league when we lead by moral example and when we don't, we weaken and

i developed the art of diplomatic kissing you cannot envision henry kissinger or jim baker. [laughter] but some kiss on the right cheek some kiss on the left and i could never keep track. there were a lot of bond and noses then the french to kiss on both cheeks and good dutch to kiss three times and then yasser arafat and it just the thought. right? [laughter] >> i would arrive somewhere and there'd be a big embrace. so i got to south korea and i had a great treaty with the foreign minister i came home and then i get a phone call and the brass says a south korean foreign minister will be asked to resign over what he said. he was with a journalist and said of the bill was secretary albright comes. you're about the same age. i am a tired old man and she is full of zuma and vigor and when i hugged with hershey has threefold brass. were you saying to back? i said no. i have to put something to put those pins on. [laughter] thank you very much. the. [applause] >> thank you for coming and we're here to talk that a splendid to book by david walker, come back america. i will say it

people known in foreign policy schools as the realist, but richard nixon and henry kissinger, brent scowcroft took what i would call the more conventional view of gorbachev and just to give you a couple-- and reagan trice to get nixon's support for his diplomacy and nixon won't give it. i described in the opening chapters of the buck how reagan, even invites nixon down for a secret meeting at the white house because nixon has never been back upstairs to the living quarters since the day he left after war-- watergate and rights to persuade him to-- and nixon will go along. so, you get, this is a classic role reversal. reagan is the fed to talk of their early 70's running against or campaigning against the policy of detente with the soviet union and now nixon in the mid to late '80s is much more hawkish than reagan. let me give you some of nixon's work. he goes in meets gorbachev in 86. and nixon gloves to compare different foreign leaders he met. brezhnev used to meet his negotiations. gorbachev uses sais talev abutt behind the velvet glove he wears there is a steel fist. in essence he is the

george shultz, henry kissinger, sam nunn, and bill paris.erstand the importance of moving to eliminating nuclear weapons while being sure that we have a deterrent that protect us and our allies. you are correct in saying that our scientists and engineers at 3 national labs deserve to be "applauded for the success they have achieved in extending the life of existing weapons." their work has led to important advances in the scientific understanding of nuclear explosions and obviated the need for underground nuclear explosive tests. that was what they said. they went on to argue that we will need to invest in our nuclear complex. i cannot agree more. i did my best as a member of congress to support the complex because i know like you do, whether we have 2000 weapons or 20 weapons, we will need if the personnel and infrastructure to keep our nuclear deterrence safe, secure, and effective. as you know, president obama's budget devotes $7 billion to maintain our nuclear weapons stockpile and complex. that is $600 million increase. a $600 million i

i'm sure both of those men were more enthusiastic to meet with her rather than a henry kissinger.d be. >>> and the senate has passed the jobs bill. so there you go. >> that's a big win for democrats to really shift the narrative to jobs away from health care, showing that they're trying to get the american people back to work. you'll hear a lot of that today through press conferences. >> great to see you, luke. thank you. >> see you later. >>> the white house is challenging republicans to find consensus on one health reform plan to present at tomorrow's summit. is there consensus inside the president's own party? anita dunn joins us now. anita, as a member of the president's inner circle, this was an administration with an ambitious agenda starting out in incredibly circumstances. what lessons have been learned and will be implemented going forward now? >> well, i think the summit that you're going to see tomorrow is a very good example of what the president came to washington to do and what he will continue to do, which is to reach out to the republicans to say we'd like to see y

and henry kissinger, commissions he sat on about central america. they hammered out something that was acceptable to both. that's the problem. >> rose: that's exactly what we need. and, look, i'm very encouraged. the discussions we've had with bowles and simpson suggest that's exactly what they're going to try to build. that kind of spirit of cooperation, even though both sides there might be things that... you know, one side or the other doesn't like but they recognize they have to step into the boat together or it won't get done. >> rose: here was the administration's proposal at the beginning. what we want to do is deal with... we want to stimulate the economy first, then we want to do something about health care. we want to do something about education. we want to do something about climate change. >> dealing with the economy was a very important step... >> rose: that was the stimulus program. >> don't forget, the recovery... in fact, there was a new analysis out by the congressional budget office today suggesting the recovery act has played a m

this is a rare photograph of henry kissinger listening to somebody.this is your power and go, if you are a photographer. a very ironic moment with teddy roosevelt. this was the national security council. there is the deputy secretary at the time. the head of the cia -- this was an extremely top-secret meeting about americans who had been captured in cambodia. it showed the island assault by the marines. this was the kind of access i had. military people at the lab all had top-secret clearances to process these photos. during that moment, this was president for. george bush was appointed the cia director by president ford and there is dick cheney in the broom, during the -- in the room, during the evacuation of lebanon, another top-secret meeting. one of my friends call this a meeting of the godfathers. reagan said that nancy and he would take everything west of the mississippi. this was when he was governor of the california and later ran against ford. this picture was what kept ford of the best dressed list -- off the best-dressed list. [laughter] th

henry kissinger challenged that at a conference we ran and csis in 1979, he challenged its undersecretaryronald reagan, jim watkins, admiral watkins was in the room when ronald reagan moved towards seeking strategic defense initiative as a flanking maneuver as a way out. burke has something going for him in adding agility, which we lost. in the strategy. he ended a second term as cno. burke stated it was obviously time for him to retire. ike would have none of it. it was his third time however and you was disappointed with himself and his own leadership. he opened up to me here at csis was a failure to the bay of pigs. he felt he had let himself down. he felt he had not performed the way he had performed previously. he went over this privately with me again and again. he would never write it up because he said he didn't want to hurt anybody now that it was over. he served as acting chairman of the joint chiefs during this period. he would be invited into these meetings, allowed to take no note and b. and criminal change made, no capability or allies whether this was a work of our operatio

henry kissinger challenged that at a conference we ran and csis in 1979, fred e. clay challenged it as undersecretary of defense. ronald reagan, jim watkins, admiral watkins was in the room when ronald reagan moved seeking strategic defense initiative as a flanking maneuver as a way out. burke had something going for him in adding an agility, which we lost. by the end of the secretary term as cno, burke stated it was obviously time for him to retire. ike would have none of it. it was his third term, however, and burke had -- his deep disappointment with himself and his own leadership. he opened up to me here at csis he was a failure at the bay of pigs. he felt he had let himself down. he felt he had not performed the way he had performed previously. he went over this privately with me again and again. he would never write it up 'cause he said he didn't want to hurt anybody now that it was over. he served as acting chairman of the joint chiefs during this period. he would be invited into these meetings, allowed to take no notes. and there would be incremental chang

street journal," made a very persuasive case, surprising case, including a guy by the name of henry kissingermetimes hear talking. he was raising the issue what is the military use of nuclear weapons? can you paint a scenario where some country could, in fact, use a especially in and explode it to enhance their position? what is the -- what could we argue if we were at the pentagon as to whyÑi every nation shouldt have nuclear weapons? >> i think that one of the things weÑi have to keep in min here is that we in the united states, with 40 years of the cold war, think of nuclear versus nuclear, nuclear weapons deter other nations' nuclear use and they are wrong, the same case is in north korea, the danger they face is an overwhelming conventional superiority from the united states. if i'm an iranian and i'm worried about invasion from the united states, i would make a promise to the world i'll never exan iranian especially in outside the iranian boundaries and if you come after me i have the right to explode a especially in inside iran. how are you going to handle that? i believe there is also

those include two former secretaries of state -- henry kissinger and george shultz.y of defense bill perry under president clinton, and my former colleague senator nunn. they called for eliminating nuclear weapons. the call it a bold initiative consistent with america's moral heritage. during the 2008 presidential campaign, both president obama and my friend senator mccain supported the same objective. we are going to continue to build support for this emerging bipartisan consensus, like the one around containment of soviet expansion that george kennedy inspired. to that end, we worked tirelessly to implement the president's agenda. in september, the president shared a historic meeting of the un security council, which unanimously embraced the key elements th=g key -- the president laid out in prague. as i speak, u.s. and russian negotiators are completing an agreement that would reduce strategic weapons to their lowest levels in decades. it is verification -- its verification measures are going to provide confidence that the agreement will be met. the reductions wil

henry kissinger said was as majestic in scope as the country it celebrates. in the preface he called americans the most remarkable people the world has ever seen and said "by love them and i salute them such a tributem a man. our country honors paul johnson and proudly calls him a friend. [applause] >> paul johnson a brilliant historian and journalist paul johnson's writings have captivated it the educated people around the role. to the defining events and ideas of the 20th century to the story of the american people, he has chronicled the shapes our world he holds a mirror cut in the special regard calling into creation the greatest of all human adventures. the it is states honors paul johnson for his landmark contributions to sharing the lessons of the past to inform the present and shape the future. [applause] >> where do you write? >> where do you write? >> mainly in my a study which overlooks the garden and it is quite small and i have a desk with two electronic typewriters at it in the else shaped formation with a swing chair. of the first of those on t

richard nixon was a practitioner of realpolitik and overseas working with henry kissinger, he downplayedssues, saying that that could not be part of the foreign policy. jimmy carter was the first to make it front and center since the creation of the un. host: has a remain part of our foreign policy? guest: it has to remain part of our foreign policy. president bush used that rhetoric during the war on terror, drawing on language that jimmy carter used, and tapping into the image of a president that he wanted to separate himself from. host: gerry, republican line. caller: earlier you talking about the tremendous attrition and the tension between republicans and -- the truman administration and the tension between republicans. i think in the defense department -- you glossed over that, but it was proven to be true when the soviets released the files i guess in the late 1990's. guest: i could comment on that. yes, we have had the release of the soviet archives saying that there was a soviet spy network in the united states and some of those accused were guilty. importantly, a lot or not. it

henry kissinger said it was in scope as the country it celebrates. calls americans the most remarkable people the world has ever seen. he said, i love them and i salute them. that's a high tribute from a man of such learning and wisdom. and america returns the feeling. our country honors paul johnson and proudly calls him a friend. [applause] >> paul johnson. a brilliant historian and author, his writings have captivated and educated people around the world. from histories judaism and christian u-christianity to the defining of events, ideas and personalities of the 20th century to the story of the american people. he has eloquently chronicled the forces that have shaped our world. a citizen of the united kingdom, he holds america in special regard. calling the creation of our nation the greatest of all human adventures. the united states honors paul johnson for his landmark contributions to sharing the lessons of the past so that they may inform the present and shape the future. [applause] >> where do you write? >> guest: i write mainly in my study

henry kissinger said it was in scope as the country it celebrates.on calls americans the most remarkable people the world has ever seen. he said, i love them and i salute them. that's a high tribute from a man of such learning and wisdom. and america returns the feeling. our country honors paul johnson and proudly calls him a friend. [applause] >> paul johnson. a brilliant historian and author, his writings have captivated and educated people around the world. from histories judaism and christian u-christianity to the defining of events, ideas and personalities of the 20th century to the story of the american people. he has eloquently chronicled the forces that have shaped our world. a citizen of the united kingdom, he holds america in special regard. calling the creation of our nation the greatest of all human adventures. the united states honors paul johnson for his landmark contributions to sharing the lessons of the past so that they may inform the present and shape the future. [applause] >> where do you write? >> guest: i write mainly in my stud

richard nixon was a practitioner of realpolitik and overseas working with henry kissinger, he downplayedl issues, saying that that could not be part of the foreign policy. jimmy carter was the first to make it front and center since the creation of the un. host: has a remain part of our foreign policy? guest: it has to remain part of our foreign policy. president bush used that rhetoric during the war on terror, drawing on language that jimmy carter used, and tapping into the image of a president that he wanted to separate himself from. host: gerry, republican line. caller: earlier you talking about the tremendous attrition and the tension between republicans and -- the truman administration and the tension between republicans. i think in the defense department -- you glossed over that, but it was proven to be true when the soviets released the files i guess in the late 1990's. guest: i could comment on that. yes, we have had the release of the soviet archives saying that there was a soviet spy network in the united states and some of those accused were guilty. importantly, a lot or not.

headline in the "wall street journal" made a very persuasive case including a guy by the name of henry kissinger who we sometimes hear talking who was raising the issue, what is the military use of nuclear weapons? can you paint a scenario where some country could, in fact, use a nuclear weapon and exploded to enhance their position? what is -- what could we argue that if we were at the pentagon as to why every nation should not have nuclear weapons. >> can i? >> i'll go first. >> one of the things you have to keep in mind here is we have, we, in the united states, with 40 years of the cold war, think of nuclear weapons. a deterrent. in iran, the same case. the danger they face is an overwhelming conventional superiority from the united states. if i am an iranian worrying about invasion from the that the state's there is sack, i would make a promise to the world, i will never explode a iranian nuclear weapon outside of the iranian national boundaries. if you come after me i reserve the right to explode a nuclear weapon inside iran. how are you going to answer that? i believe there is also the qu

those include two former secretaries of state, and in republican administration, henry kissinger andeorge shultz, president obama, excuse me, president clinton's secretary of defense, bill perry and my friend and former colleague, sam nunn, for years the democratic chairman of the senate armed services committee. together these four statesmen called for eliminating nuclear weapons and called it a bold initiative consistent with america's moral heritage. during the 2008 presidential campaign both president obama and my friend john mccain, senator mccain supported the same objective. folks, we're going to continue to build support for this emerging bipartisan consensus like the one around the containment of soviet expansion that george cannon aspired. toward that end we worked tirelessly to implement the president's prague agenda. in september, the president shared an historic meeting with the u.n. security council which unanimously embraced the key elements that the president laid out in his vision in prague. as i speak, u.s. and russian negotiators are completing an agreement that wi

george shultz, henry kissinger, sam nunn and bill perry. they understand the importance of moving toward eliminating nuclear weapons, while making sure that we have a deterrent that protects us and our allies. they are absolutely correct in saying that our scientists and engineers at the three national labs deserve to be, and ipo, applauded for the success they have achieved and extended the life of existing weapons. their work has led to important advances in the scientific understanding of nuclear explosions, and i've needed the need for underground nuclear explosive tests. closed quote. they went on to argue that we will need to invest in our nuclear complex. and i couldn't agree more. i did my best as a member of congress to support the complex because i know like you do whether we have 2000 weapons or 20 weapons, we will need the personnel and infrastructure to keep our nuclear deterrence safe, secure and effective. as you know, president obama's budget devotes $7 billion. that's a 600 million-dollar increase. that's a 600 million-doll

laughter] >> eight years ago he published "a history of the american people," which doctor henry kids kissinger said was as majestic in scope as the country itself brick. in the preface paul johnson called americans the most remarkable people the world has ever seen. he said i love him and i salute him. it is a high tribute from a man of such learning and wisdom, and america return to the feeling. our country honors paul johnson who proudly calls him a friend. [applause] >> paul johnson. a brilliant historian and journalist, his writings have captivated and educated people around the world. from histories of judaism and christianity, to the defining events, ideas and personalities of the 20th century, to the story of the american people, his eloquently chronicled the forces that have shaped our world. a citizen of the united kingdom, he holds america and special regard that cause the creation of our nation the greatest of all human adventures. the united states honors paul johnson for his landmark contributions to sharing the lessons of the past so that they may inform the present and shape the

he went on to explain that he was fellow with the pentagon who what henry kissinger's mentor, and his name was fritz kramer. we have modern technology, google fritz kramer. up pops a lot of names. wolfowitz, pearl, on something called the world security network, and they are praising this guy like he is a geopolitical jesus christ. you would think this guy was -- man, he was everything. and i'm saying fritz crane center i thought fritz kramer was a guy who coached michigan football. i didn't under that there was another fritz kramer out there. this guy is unique, different. not because of his theory of provocative weakness, throwing weakness and draw attack. that's his theory. never show weakness, always negotiate with a battle. and you begin to understand a little bit about this fellow. but it's who he mentored that makes him unique. he has mentored kissinger when kissinger was going to become an accountant and got him to good to harvard. he was like a father to kissinger. and when kissinger became the head of the n.s.e., he recommended his other prized pupil, general haig. though he

former secretary of defense william perry, former national security advisor and secretary of state henry kissinger, and former senator sam nunn also have stellar national security experience and credentials. they wrote together -- and i quote -- "nuclear weapons today present tremendous dangers but also an historic opportunity. u.s. leadership will be required to take the world to the next stage, to a solid consensus for reversing reliance on nuclear weapons globally as a vital contribution to preventing their proliferation into potentially dangerous hands and ultimately ending them as a threat to the world." president obama is willing and able to provide this leadership at this critical point in history. the administration is in the final stages of negotiating the start treaty with russia. this treaty would reduce deployed nuclear weapons in the united states and russia and would provide crucial verification measures that would allow a window into the russian nuclear program. while the start treaty has taken a little longer than expected to complete, i applaud the leadership of assistant secretar