nelson rockefeller locked in. he and henry were very close friends. they got talking and rockefeller said, "i have to hire a new policy person, i've had such a hard time hitting good staff." i read how you are running the hold government -- the whole government. the nsc staff is making all of the policy in town. where do you find all these good people? kissinger looked at me and said nelson, you have this all wrong. look at lehman here, an irishman with a jewish name. if i had at the other way around i would really have something. henry still has a wonderful sense of humor. it was a great experience working for him. he had a terrible temper, but it was a great safety valves. he would blow his stack and street -- and scream at you. five minutes later it was all over and he would go back to talking about the policy that you just recommended and have been screened at four. i loved working for him. it was never a goal moment. he was a tough taskmaster. if you had a good idea he listened and it went forward. that was a really satisfying. dick allen was a t