please welcome henry kissinger. dr. kissinger, please don't get up, sir. right, sir, as i was explaining to my audience in the second act of the show there are some out there who may not know the stature of the man sitting before me. you have advised many presidents under diplomacy. you were secretary of state to both nixon and ford. you received the nobel peace prize for the paris peace accords in 1973. and you've got a presidential medal of freedom. you published numerous works on foreign relations and your new book is called "on china" >> right. >> stephen: what's it about? (laughter) it's about the relationship between china and the united states in the-- . >> stephen: i got a bone to pick with you about that. you helped open the door to china, okay. and when you left, you left the door open. you should have closed it when you left china because now china has gotten out into the world and they are a major competition. shouldn't i blame you for some of the rise of china? >> well, two things. when we first went into china it was a very under developed co

henry kissinger is not exactly a marquee name among republicans. most republicans today think he was some sort of sellout. and i n't think. >> that's nonsense. >> i don't think the voters will holds huntsman son and for our china policy but it does accentuate the facthe worked for obama. how does he explain that away? [everyone talking at once] >> it's one of first primaries were held at a seminar on foreign relations he would be fantastic. but none of them are. you look at new hampshire, john. necessary extraordinary. he is 14% favorable, 36 unfavorable. already in new hampshire. >> why? >> i think it's his affect and the fact he worked for president obama. [everyone talking at once] >> combative and the thing that people know about him was a president obama's ambassador to >> will jon huntsman make it all the way to the presidential nomination or fold? quickly? >> eleanor said he was riding that motorbike across the desert. he'll wind up like evel knievel in the snake river canyon with all his bones broken! >>i think he's going to announce with t

henry kissinger is called "on china." i appreciate you sharing your insights. >> thank you for having me. >> we will see you tomorrow night. until then, thank you for watching, and as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on to a's show, visit -- on the show, visit pbs.org. >> join me next time for "sugar" ray leonard and his boxing life outside of the ring. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- i took it into a sho

standard data rates apply. >> we are joined by former secretary of state henry kissinger who has a masterful book called quite simply "on china." dr. kissinger, let's talk about more current events, particularly as they relate to the united states relationship with china. it's very complicated now. i remember when i was working for president nixon in the early 1990's he said it's interesting because when kissinger and i opened relations with china in the early 70's it was all but strategic issues which we talked about before the break. she said in the early 90's it's almost all about economics. now in the 21st century is a combination of both, the strategic and economic. when you look at china's incredibly rapid economic rise, are used on or surprised or not at all? >> guest: i am surprised and so what mix in the in the group that opened to china. when nixon -- when i had been to china but before nixon went, he invited the french who had been in china to see what we could learn from that and lonrho said it's a desperately poor country, the most important thing you can do is to do it plan had

henry kissinger who has a masterful new book out called quite simply "on china." dr.kissinger, let's talk about more current events, particularly as they relate to the united states relationship with china. it's very complicated now. i remember when it's working for president nixon in the early 1990s, he said it's interesting because when kissinger and i opened relations with china in the early '70s, it was all about strategic issues, which we talked about before the break. he said now in the early '90s he said now it's almost all about economics. i think now in the 21st century it's a combination of both, strategic and economic. when you look at china's incredibly rapid economic rise, are you stunned or are you surprised, or not at all? >> guest: i'm surprised, and so would nixon be in any of us who were in the original group that opened to china. when nixon -- when i had been to china but before nixon left, nixon invited the french who had been in china, to see what we could learn from them. and he said china is such a desperately poor country. the most important th

he became president of the consulting firm founded by henry kissinger. at his memorial service this week, officials from the u.s. state department, including hillary clinton and henry kissinger, honored his life and work. >> i am honored to speak on behalf of the rank and file of the state department foreign service, and particularly those who had the great privilege of serving under secretary eagle berger. i worked with him from 1989 through 1993. i came to fill part of his family. still, i always called him mr., where as he had multiple names for me. early on, my name was fully farley, as in "whatever your name is, get in here." i figured out his was the ferocious part of a deeply kind and good hearted man with an astonishing sense of humor that would not quit under almost any conceivable circumstance. those were momentous times in american foreign policy. i cannot recall a single day when he did not have us in stitches. the work was hard. he made it fun. it was serious, but he never took himself seriously. working for him was pure joy. there was nothi

former secretary of state, henry kissinger, his new book called "on china." i'm monica crowley, thank you so much for joining us today. >> that was "afterwords" booktv's signature problem with authors are interviewed by journalists, public policymakers, legislatures, and others familiar with their material. it airs every weekend on booktv at 10 p.m. on saturday, 12 and 9 p.m. on sunday, and 12 a.m. on monday. you can watch it online at booktv.org and click on afterwords on the upper right side of the page. up next, gretchen morganson talks about the 2008 financial collapse and the role bs played by -- roles played by fannie and freddy. this lasts about an hour. [applause] >> thank you so much, david. we are really thrilled to be here tonight at politics and prose, and this is an iconic institution in washington, and it's just a thrill to be here with you and engage customers as well. that's really fantastic, and it's wonderful to meet david and see in person this incredible institution that everyone loves so much in washington. now, josh and i have been a lit

america's relationship to china can be traced directly back to the work of one man, that man is henry kissingerctly 40 years ago, kissinger, then the national security adviser, made a secret trip to confer with the chinese. this paved the way for the normalization of relations between communist beijing and washington. so how did we get from there to here? that is the subject of dr. kissinger's new book "on china" and joins me to talk about that nation and much more. so when you went to china 40 years ago, could you have imagined that you would, that this nation that you were helping bring in from peasant backwardness would be the principal competitor to the united states economically, technologic technologically, about to become the most powerful nation? >> it would have been inconceivable. nobody had any such perception or expectation. >> now, since you opened the door, the relations between the united states and china have been strikingly stable. i mean, we've had lots of variation in almost every other part of the world but if you look at president after president from both parties, and the

the ambassador had henry kissinger on his side. graham martin and kissinger were kind of left over from nixon legacy, and they kept saying if nixon were still in office, you know, we'd be giving general dung a good dose of vitamin b-52. gerald ford wanted to wash his hands of it. so kissinger had the most to lose. they kept, kept stalling. finally, the marines, the marine high command, the secretary of defense and gerald ford convinced ambassador martin and kissinger, it's time to get out. so so begins a day, april 29, 1975, of just manic helicopters in, out. in at 5500 feet, out at 4500 feet. small arms fire the entire time. is it coming from the south vietnamese? nva snipers? the msgs are up on the roof. they're working 24 hours shoveling classified information into these furnaces. they could see fire fight's between the few army of the republic of vietnam who are still fighting. who are still standing tall and fighting. they're watching these fire nights while they shoveled $5 million in cash into these furnaces, mesh cash. who

a war crimes henry kissinger is here at the billboard meeting that hillary clinton even attended before and this is just amazing developments how harlem good leaders . here in switzerland are sick and tired of this globalist elite running their country and having to see the end do you know i know that one of the thing is as you're talking about the media coverage of what's going on there this is really interesting because what we've seen with this bill the board meeting unlike it seems and the before is the kind of mainstream media coverage that it's getting and you know i want to give you a lot of credit for this because of your activism over your entire life you spent a lot of time raising the profile of the significance of what happens at these meetings do you take this is as some kind of accomplishment on what you can when you must be at least encouraged by the mainstream coverage of the build of our meeting. i mean it's a great thing but they're still not reporting on everything that's happening i mean they did we're going to leave agenda where they're going to be trying to attack

foreign service and state department, becoming a top aide to henry kissinger during the nixon and ford administration. he was ambassador to yugoslavia for jimmy carter and served as secretary of state during the george h.w. bush administration. the cause of death was pneumonia. he was 80 years old. in this week's youtube address, president obama discusses the state of the u.s. auto industry and its relation to the rest of the economy, including unemployment and the federal deficit. republican senator lamar alexander of tennessee delivers the republican response. talks about the role of unions, including auto industry, and praises the policies of so- called right to work states. this is 10 minutes. >> hello, everyone. i'm speaking to you today from a chrysler plant in toledo, ohio, where i just met with workers, including jill. jill was born and raised here. her mother and step-father retired from this plant. and she met her husband here, and now they have two children of their own. this plant has not only been central to the economy of this town. it's been a part of the lifeblood of th

they approached 88 year old henry kissinger to come in and assist and they want to go in the master. >> when you bring someone like that in you have to listen. >> resume is there and he has the voice in the room. >> the other big decision u.s. right to televise the right to the olympic. >> nbc had the rights to the olympics. but switzerland. make that day, we'll know who is covering the 2014 and abc and espn and nbc and comcast and right here on fox. >> broadcast fox. that is tuesday 7:00. >> swiss time. >> we can do the math on that. >> a-rod and cameron dias. i usuallyy don't follow the romance. but they have been out there and made acul . now break up time. >> cameron fed aaron on fox last year. they are on the outs, that is the rumor. >> oh, really. they are on the outs and arod is a single man again. >> keith, thank you very much. >> we always have love for you on the fox report. >> on this day in 1968 an assassins bullet struck down senator kennedy. he just finished announcing his victory in the california primary when surhan, surhan fired the bullet. rfkep remembered for his s

you know, the worst hour that i ever put on was many years ago with henry kissinger.ecretary of state. he granted me an interview. all he did [grumbling] [laughter] it was eloquent. [grumbling] i didn't understand a word he was saying. yes, mr. kissinger. but i already announced it. i had to put it on the airment i vowed after that never to do an hour with any official because they're always trying to make sure you don't understand what they say, even though they use simple words to express it sometimes. what you do is, well, here's my technique, and in 40 years, i've never been called on it. i interview in lech, and then i edit. i make sure that we in the editing get to the essence of what that person really wanted to say. it's matter of judgment, but in 40 years, i've never had anybody come back and say, you took me out of context or you didn't get to the essence. they are actually thankful that we have listened in a way that is beyond the words and then edited what is their view of what they would have said if they were as good as it as we are in editing. [laughter

henry kissinger was heavily involved, that led to the seizing of any adult resisting to the kurdish resistance back then and allowed saddam hussein's regime to violently attack the kurds. it collapsed the agreement and lead to more conflict between the iraqi authorities and the kurdish resistance. it unfortunately led to the displacement of millions of kurds. this is a pattern we have seen for many years after that as well. >> so it was 1988 when the saddam hussein guest the kurds? >> that's true. >> that was a horrible thing. >> it was an act of genocide against the people with the intent of eradicating the kurds from the north. it resulted in their destruction of 4500 villages, the death of 200,000 vehicles -- 200,000 people. it is one of modern day genocide against the people. >> not to be too heavy handed, but the united states kind of stood by. >> the world stood by, regrettably, except for a few friends in congress at the time. good champions like howard berman and other good friends who stood out and spoke out against this atrocity. the world was silent. it was only until 1991 when the

>> i can remember henry kissinger wrote that one time. >> rose: yes, exactly. so you accept that. >> he was pretty good. >> rose: indeed, he was. secondly, it is said that when you were at the pentagon in part-- in part, to your credit-- you were constantly questioning the military men and women who worked for you and basically saying "is there a better try look at this? rethink this. i want to hear the truth." yes? >> absolutely. always. >> rose: that was part of your modus operandi. >> absolutely. i asked a lot of questions. >> rose: but here is whatome people look and they say rumsfeld did that, yes, but he didn't do it enough when he simply agreed with what he thought the conclusion was. and in those cases he would say "well, it was not my responsibility" or "that's what the field commander said." and there wasn't the level of incisiveness because you were a prty tough guy about... and pretty arrogant about your own confidence in your own judgment. >> well, you know, the beauty is in the eye of the beholder. i ask a lot of questions. >> rose: i'm talking ab

secretary of state henry kissinger and his new book on china. >> all i know is his name is james and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley, with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis to improve financial literacy and empair one conversation at a time. nationwide is your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. d belonged to your grandmother, right. yes, it was her ashtray, actually. - her ashtray. - her ashtray, yes. it was on her bedside cabinet. goodness me. what an amazing ashtray. - do you think that's what it was made for? - i have no idea. it's got a few stains on the back. looks as if it might be some nicotine - that's crept in there. - and it seems terribly uneven - and crude. - yes, remarkably crude, isn't it? yeah. so i suppose you thought it might just be a bit of old junk. - i hadn't really thought. just a quirky item. - you hadn't really thought. and did you n

henry kissinger on whether it is possible to join a true economic partnership with china.lso, microsoft co-founder paul allen talks about his new novel called ibm and." -- called "idea man." >> on this nomination, the ayes are 72. the nays are 16. the argument.o the argu his is one of the 100,000 people you can search and watch any time, and our c-span library. it is washington, your way. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us is diane swonk, the chief economist's have the firm mesirow financial. thank you for being with us. guest: my pleasure. host: there are a lot of headlines dealing with the economy stemming from the jobless rate of 9.1%. martin feldstein, a former senior economist to the reagan administration, says the economy is worse than you think. what is your assessment? guest: martin has been one of the first to say -- to bring the ball on the housing bubble, and he got angry at the fed for not doing something sooner. this is something he has been talking about for many years, and was one of the first to warn about it. i agree that the u.s. economy

strong will his government be to what extent will tribal factions really starts to erupt because henry kissinger wrote a fantastic piece and then we were at times herald tribune last week or a couple weeks ago in which he talked about the way to get out of afghanistan and he said and kissing his inimitable way back through history and he says afghanistan always pulls together to fight off any kind of foreign occupation and once the foreign occupiers leave then it comes back to its own tribal factions and so really i think the real question is i'm sure it's very difficult for officers in the u.s. army and the u.s. forces and in other armed forces that have been serving in afghanistan to see that we're negotiating with the taliban i'm sure that it's very difficult for those families of soldiers that have been lost to see that but i think the real question is to what extent does cause i and his all administration are they powerless and also these kinds of discussions you know i mean we always hear these kind of gloom and doom scenarios if we if the u.s. leaves and its allies leave too quickly it'll

things should be discussed here on neutral swiss soil and he's called on his government to arrests henry kissingerfor war crimes for. doing now in libya and probably also ensuring iran i don't know if i can accept it as a neutral position right now connection church people just to support war in my country. freedom for. for. some accuse the builder berger's of masterminding the financial crisis and given the dire economic fates of the last to build a burke host countries greece and spain some fear for the future independence known e.u. member switzerland and we think that there is a danger because they are meeting in switzerland they want to get rid of the last stumbling block in this whole european union you know it's like an island which is in their way you know that we have to erect democracy that we are not in the union that we're not in the euro and maybe we are afraid that they're trying to destroy the pressure is mounting on the bills of both groups for the saturday as the swiss people's party the young socialists and other activists descend only resort towns to try and draw the world's att

whisked away on air force 2 back home to israel under presidential order of president nixon and henry kissinger to fly the body and the family home. they have been unbelievably diligent to get to the bottom of who killed their dad. i must say be were very successful to get "chasing shadows" published in israel and it is out last week and coincides with the film's there and from what i understand come it is doing quite well. i am very proud that the josef alon family has some closure. when you do these kinds of cases come from the business as you know, and my old boss knows come it you can only do the best that you can get meaning everybody looks for the absolute. very rarely do have the absolute. you have an operation common theme, 75%, but you may get lucky at 90% but you never get 100%. at least based on the cases that i work. you know, who did it and why been never get one pager%. i am also optimistic with the media surrounding the book here and in the united states and israel and the united kingdom that's missing pieces our intelligence gaps are filled by anything that perhaps we messed. bu

henry kissinger on whether it is possible to form a true economic partnership. also, microsoft co-founder paul allen talks about his memoir. look for the complete schedule at booktv.org. sign up for booktv alerts. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest now is noral bensahel, senior fellow at the center for a new american society. the topic is nation building in afghanistan. what is your definition of nation building? guest: it is a tough term to define. we have done it in places like kosovo, bosnia, haiti, and other places. trying to rebuild state capacity in a place where states have stopped functioning whether because of civil war or a humanitarian disaster. host: there is a lot to talk about with afghanistan, but let's talk about the confirmation hearing. here is one of the headlines. that point. your overall take away? guest: i think the point that the ambassador was trying to make was that any effort to reduce u.s. military forces reduces the chances that the current military strategy will succeed because it is based on a long-term presence and

henry kissinger once said getting out of a war is not like switching off the channel on a television set. i understand general petraeus and other key advisers wanted a smaller draw dunn to consolidate the gains that american forces have made in afghanistan. but there will never be the perfect time. afghanistan is a troubled country in which some progress has been made, but parts of the country remain unsettled beyond kabul's control and with some taliban control. that will be true now, it will be true two years from now. the taliban cannot be defeated purely militarily. they will reconstitute. at shall point, you will have to find a way to bring them into the governing structures of the country. they are an in-dunk fuss force in afghanistan representing part of the large community. the much bigger problem with stabilizing afghanistan is that the solution does not lie in the number of american troops or afghan troops. it lies with getting pakistan, specifically the pakistani army, to cooperate in this endeavor. and right now, the signs in that direction are troubling. there are signs

[laughter] former secretary of state henry kissinger, a member of the ford presidential foundation board of trustees, has known a few presidents of the years. he once told us that gerald ford was probably the only normal person ever to assume the office, perhaps because he did not seek that office in the first place. the awards being presented today were established to further president for its support for a free press, a vital role it plays in informing our citizenry and preserving our democracy. [applause] >> it is an honor to be here. i want to thank the national press club and the ford presidential foundation. we have some of our trusty's you today. carla hill, jim cannon, john hill -- a fine group of trustees at. i want to thank the panel of judges that selected are winners. i had a chance to read all the articles and we have some great winners here today. general, i want to thank you. thank you for coming and being your speaker. i was a young kid when dad was president. i was 18 years old. i used to go back and forth between the main residence and the oval office. i always told tha

afterward, henry kissinger on whether it is possible to form a true economic partnership with china. he is interviewed by monica crowley. paul allen talks about his memoir. look for the complete booktv schedule at booktv.org and get our schedules in your in box. sign up for booktv alert. >> on this nomination the odds are 72. the nomination is confirmed. >> the senate confirmed deputy counsel doddered rallied to succeed elena kagan as you and solicitor general. listen to him argue before the supreme court from 2008 the state would -- discussing the rehnquist court. he is one of 100,000 people you can search and watch for free online at our c-span video library. it is washington your way. >> next highlights from the most recent session of the australian parliament. this 35 minute program comes courtesy of the australian public affairs channel. >> i am david speers. we are going to show you some highlights from the latest sitting of the australian parliament. climate change continues to dominate the agenda here as the government finalizes its plan to introduce a carbon tax. the governm

henry kissinger whose masterful book is called "on china." i'm monica crowley. thank you for joining us today. >> that was "after words," booktv's signature program in which authors of the latest nonfiction books are interviewed by journalists, public policymakers, legislators and others familiar with their material. "after words" airs every weekend on booktv at 10:00 pm on saturday, 12:00 and 9:00 pm on sunday and 12:00 am on monday. you can also watch "after words" online. go to booktv.org and click on "after words" in the booktv series and topics list on the upper right side of the page. .. >> pride, how's it going? good. i should just begin by saying sometimes you just can't really trust the media. [laughter] >> i have no idea what you mean. >> and saying this for someone who comes from the media. we tend to oversimplify. i think we care more about -- we care more about the tension and conflict and last but not depth and complex. in saying this because judging by on 60 minutes -- a segment on 60 minute, you would think that, you know, your book is like somet

in 1984, he became president of a consulting firm founded by henry kissinger. at his memorial service this week, officials from the state department including secretary of state clinton and former secretary of state kissinger honored his life and work. >> some folks to come to washington are lessons in their own mind, but not lawrence eagleburger. he came to our nation's capital filled with more than hopes of fame. he did such a wonderful job that he became a legend in the minds of everyone who knew him. wisconsin doctor and his schoolteacher wife, this onetime u.s. army lt. became quite simply a superb american diplomat. when he was first suggested to me that larry might be a perfect deputy, i had serious reservations. after all, he was a walking medical miracle who relied and the assistance of canes and plume of cigarette smoke always seemed to follow him wherever he went. i liked button-down. e was known as henry's man, and i needed my own person. of course, history was against him. only one other foreign service officer had risen to deputy secretary of stat

state department career took off in late 1968 when he became an assistant to and then protege of henry kissinger in the nixon administration. his foggy bottom years ended with five months as acting and then actual secretary of state for george h.w.bush in 1992-93. eagleburger's cabinet post came after nearly four years as the state department's number two man under secretary james baker. a time when eagleburger served as baker's number one troubleshooter. eagleburger was dispatched to china after the tooenmen square massacre in 1989. and again to israel during the first gulf war when iraq fired scud missiles at the jewish state. in a statement over the weekend former president george h.w.bush credited eagleburger with persuading the israelis not to shoot back. that could have killed the arab state support for the war against iraq. we sent larry to israel to preserve our coalition, mr. bush said. it was an inordinately complex and sensitive task and his performance was nothing short of heroic. yet despite his three-piece suit the perennial lae overweight chain smoking eagleburger didn't have the

june 1st, 1974, henry kissinger negotiates and the golan heights becomes the quietest space in the entire with the arab spring, and in the syrian case, the winter, you have devolution of control and authority and an embattled regime, the assads, any effort to throw up balls in the air, in order to divert attention from the tragedy that is taking place on the ground. an oppression in face of world sanction, it doesn't seem to matter. the syrians are essentially sending the message, we still have options. we can still play in the ar arab/israeli conflict, and they are essentially border crashing. >> so there's no doubt in your mind that assad orchestrated this saying, look, guys, i can generate chaos. >> my wife lindsay and i were up on the israeli-occupied golan from the syrian side last may, and you can't get there without permits and without clearances. so, absolutely. they bus these people in, probably from damascus, and it's an effort to show that the syrians still represent the vanguard of arab nationalism. >> the issue of the israeli response, assad knows that there will be an israel

this week former secretary of state henry kissinger. the diplomat to accompany president nixon presents his thoughts on the history of china's relationship with the united states and its current employees of american politics and monetary policy. he shares his perspective with former nixon aide and fox news contributor monica crowley. >> dr. kissinger, great to see you, sir. as always.

a weekly e-mail about our schedule and sign up now for a chance to receive a signed copy of henry kissinger's new book "on china." standard data rates and messaging apply. >> massachusetts governor deval patrick discusses his live at the national press club here in washington. this program originally aired live online at booktv.org. it's about 45 minutes. >> in january 2007 deval patrick became the first african-american governor of the commonwealth of massachusetts. and one of only two african-american governors elected in american history. that was just, that was just one triumphant step in a long and probable journey that began on the south side of chicago. from a chaotic childhood to an elite boarding school in new england to a soldier doing relief work in africa to the boardrooms of fortune 500 companies and now to a career in politics, governor patrick has led an extraordinary life. throughout this journey he was guided by the advice of his grandmother; hope for the best and work for it. and now it is my pleasure to introduce governor deval patrick. [applause] >> thank you very much. th