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VICE PRESIDENT, RETIRED
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January 13, 1977

The Honorable Henry Kissinger
Secretary of State
United States of America
Washington, D. C.

Dear Secretary Kissinger:

Before you retire as Secretary of State, I want to
express to you my great admiration for what you have done for
our beloved nation. Through your untiring efforts you have made
possible the Egyptian part from Russia, which means a great
deal for the stability of the Mid-east. Also, through your help,
we have re-established relations with the Republic of China and
that nation, to my mind, is the greatest friend that we have at
this moment. The Russians are afraid of them and well may be
because if they are our friends the Russians have lost more.
You have done a great job for our country and in my judgment
will go down as the greatest Secretary of State that our nation
has ever had. I wish for you, as you leave as Secretary of State,
health and happiness in the time to come.

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PLATTSBURG, MISSOURI 64477

12 DECEMBER 1976

HONORABLE DOCTOR HENRY KISSINGER
SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C.

DEAR SECRETARY KISSINGER:

WITH PROFOUND REGRET WE READ IN THE
NEWSPAPERS AND HEAR THROUGH THE NEWSMEDIA THAT YOU WILL SOON BE
LEAVING THE POST OF SECRETARY OF STATE, AN OFFICE WHICH YOU HAVE
DISCHARGED WITH SUCH MAGNIFICENCE THROUGHOUT YOUR LONG AND COLORFUL
CAREER.

WE SALUTE YOU AND CONGRATULATE YOU, MR.
SECRETARY, FOR YOUR BRILLIANT RECORD OF SERVICE TO YOUR FELLOW -
AMERICANS AND TO YOUR FELLOW-MEN THE WORLD OVER, IN THE CAUSE OF
INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING WHICH WE HAVE ALL ENJOYED
UNDER YOUR ASTUTE LEADERSHIP.

SURELY THERE HAS BEEN NO OTHER MAN IN OUR
LIFETIME, NOR IN THIS CENTURY FOR THAT MATTER, WHO HAS MADE SUCH
AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM A REALITY. AT THIS SEASON OF THE YEAR WHEN
WE HEAR THE FAMILIAR READING FROM HOLY SCRIPTURE: "PEACE ON EARTH
TO MEN OF GOOD WILL". . . WE THINK ESPECIALLY OF YOU, AND REMEMBER
WITH GRATITUDE THE SACRIFICES YOU HAVE MADE IN THE CAUSE OF WORLD
PEACE AND THE CONTRIBUTION YOU HAVE MADE TOWARD THAT PEACE.

IT IS OUR SINCERE HOPE AND PRAYER THAT
YOU WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR NATION AND THE WORLD IN THE
CONTINUING PURSUIT OF PEACE.

BEGGING GOD'S RICHEST BLESSINGS UPON
YOU, DEAR DOCTOR KISSINGER, YOUR LOVELY WIFE, NANCY, AND ALL
OF YOUR FAMILY, WE REMAIN WITH SINCERE GRATITUDE AND MOST PROFOUND
RESPECT,

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DIVISION OF LANGUAGE SERVICES

LS No. _______________
JP/EF

TRANSLATOR'S SUMMARY OF COMMUNICATION

Language: German
Date of Communication: November 25, 1976
Addressed to: The Secretary of State
Name and address of writer: (Mr.) Heinz Borchard
Watchmaker - Jeweler
Northward Bldg.
Fairbanks, Alaska 99701

Substance of writer's statement:

The writer states that he voted for President Ford, which was actually a vote for the Secretary. He hopes to live long enough to see the Secretary realize his private plan "A World Restored". He would like to see the Secretary continue playing a role in world affairs. The writer would have liked to talk to the Secretary when he landed in Alaska but one of the "advance men" diplomatically explained to him that the Secretary would only have time for a handshake.

The writer identifies with the Secretary except for one thing; he is an enthusiastic sportsman which apparently the Secretary is not. He sends best wishes to the Secretary and his family.

FORM
2-63 DS-378

Heinz Borchard

Watchmacher - Jeweler

NORTHWARD BLDG.
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99701

Fairbanks, d. 25. Nov. 1976

Sehr geehrter Herr Dr. Kissinger,

als ich vor ein paar Wochen fuer President Ford stimmte,
da stimmte ich eigentlich fuer Sie, denn ich hoffe noch zu
erleben, wie Sie Ihren privaten Plan "A World Restored" ins
19. te Jahrhundert setzen wollen und hoffentlich werden.

Ich lese, dass Sie unter President Carter ein "special
envoy to the Middle East" werden sollen und ich freue mich
fuer Sie, dass Sie somit weiter im grossen Spiele bleiben.

Leider gelang es mir nicht, Sie kennen zu lernen, als
Sie hier in Eielson A.F.B. landeten; Ihr advance man - ich
glaube Andy Kahn war sein Name - war sehr feundlich und diplo-
matisch und er erklaerte mir, dass Sie einfach keine Zeit
fuer mehr als einen Haendedruck haben wuerden,

Wie ich schon mal schrieb: Ich fuehle eine Art geistige u. sichtige
Verbundenheit zu Ihnen. In einer Sache sind wir grund-
verschieden; ich bin ein Sportler und zwar durch und durch
und Sie sind das scheinbar nicht.

Mit den besten Wuenschen an Sie und Ihre Gattin,

Ihr
H. Borch

Dear Mrs. Bortz:

I was delighted to receive your very
kind note and holiday greetings. Your
generous words and good wishes are deeply
appreciated.

Mrs. Kissinger joins me in wishing
you a very happy and prosperous New Year.

Best regards,

Henry A. Kissinger

Mrs. Warren G. Bortz,
Towers East,
1337 Allen Street,
Allentown, Pennsylvania.

L. R. BOWKER

ATTORNEY AT LAW
BOX 7222
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS 72207

December 21, 1976

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Secretary of State
White House
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mr. Secretary:

I wish to commend you for your inestimable service to
your country and to wish you well in whatever you do
after leaving office. Your devotion, loyalty and efforts
to ward peace will go down in history as one of the major
accomplishments of all time.

Best wishes for your future, I remain

LRB/lw

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February 14th, 1977

Prof. Dr. Henry Kissinger, Esq.

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Dear Sir,

I want to express my warm thanks for all you have done in the past years for maintaining or making peace in the world. Others endeavoured the same, but you were the only statesman who never gave up in forcing the quarreling parties to continue the conversations by making new propositions. You never lost courage, spirit, fancy and the faith in mankind worried by fear. We all wish you many happy years of recreation and for writing your memories.

With great admiration
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January 13, 1977

Dr. Henry Kissinger
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20520

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

I thought you might be interested to know, in any summing up of
your experiences as Secretary of State, that your singular approach
and activities have yielded benefits in at least one seemingly far-
removed activity, namely in marriage counseling.

While there is obvious incongruity and satirical humor in such a
connection, I am being quite serious. It has long been recognized,
in cartoons, jokes and everyday bantering that husbands and wives
often bear a resemblance to warring parties and that any peacemaker
who gets himself in the middle must step lively. I had been
stepping lively as a marriage counselor for some years until the
recent Mid East War when, in regard to your negotiation of that
conflict, I was struck by these parallels. Since then I have
worked on refining a negotiation framework for my own family
counseling, which includes, at times, my "shuttling" back and forth
between interested parties. This may sound to you like an evident
method, but apparently it is radical in my work to make negotiation
the primary approach rather than rely mostly on the psychological
perspective in which most counselors are trained. My impression is
that I am doing a lot better with this new approach, including
those instances in which I must negotiate the end of a marriage
when other resolution efforts have failed.

This letter is intended not only as a recognition of the contribu-
tion of your accomplishments to another field of human endeavor,
but also as a sincere inquiry. Do you feel there is validity in
the observation that the principles and methods of your own approach
have a wider application, particularly in regard to the resolution
of other forms of conflict?

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Joyce Kilmer Village
New Brunswick,
N. J. 08901

January 12, 1977

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
The Secretary of State
State Department
Washington D. C. 20520

Dear Mr. Secretary:

AS a mother of two, a grandmother of four and a widow, I became a full-time student and, last year, at the age of 52, received a degree in Mass Communications from Rutgers. I now work as assistant director of a center for 2000 senior citizens.

In my reading of current events, I usually perceive a person of celebrity status as a product of public relations operation. I often found it difficult to separate your accomplishments from good press coverage. However, I experienced a change of attitude.

When the Nixon-Watergate matter reached crisis level, my fear for the country, inundated with many "what if's", was mollified by the awareness that there was a viable and dependable Secretary of State.

I have come to recognize your relationship with the press as a corporate part of your international dealings. I now have great admiration for your apparent understanding of the role of the free press in our society and the wisdom to have it serve the advantage of international ~~involvement~~. Too few public officials are so realistic about the media. It may be that, in addition to your contribution to world order, you have also provided momentum to the freedom of the press concept.

I wish to express my appreciation, as many others have and will, for the contribution you have made to the country and the progress made a conflict-free world. It is regrettable that you cannot remain in your office for another few years.

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150 South Windsor Sp A-141
MESA, ARIZONA, 85282

January 23, 1977

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

GREETINGS go to you and your wife Nancy - and congratulations at the same time on the completion of a very successful tour of duty as our Secretary of State. We hope that our humble, but sincere message reaches you personally, and finds both of you in good health. It has been our intentions to write for such a long long time - decided to wait until after the 20th January.

No, Dr. Kissinger, you do not remember the Brownes, for Joyce and I have never met you and your charming Nancy, but over the years we have read and heard much about you, your long distinguished career, and your contributions to world peace. In our own opinion (and I am a banker, not a politician), you are the best Secretary of State that this country has had during our time, and we recall all those since Cordell Hull accepted the challenge in the mid 1930's. Without a doubt there are millions of people the world over who share our enthusiasm for the Kissingers.

We look forward to meeting you someday even if only for a handshake and personal HELLO.

4725 Shadeway Road
Lakewood, California
90713 -- 12-3-76

Dr. Henry Kissinger
United States Secretary of State
Department of State
Washington, D.C.
Dear Dr. Kissinger,

Sir, thank you for serving as Secretary of State for the United States of America. In that capacity you have proven to be an able intellectual, adept at meeting many challenges dealt to your office from every border around the world.

I am deeply regretful to see your term come to a close. I believe my, and my country's, interests were sought by your every action.

My best wishes for your future.

Thank you again, I cannot thank you enough. Good health to you and to those whom you cherish.