United States Senate

PRESS GALLERY

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510

Nov. 27, 1978

Dr. Henry Kissinger,
Center for Strategic and International Studies,
Georgetown University,
Washington D.C.

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

I am attempting to prepare a major
article on SALT, going back at least to
Vladivostok, which I would hope to publish
in the spring of next year.

The article will present the views of
supporters and critics of SALT, I hope, in
a fair and objective manner. In so far as
the article betrays a bias of its own, it
would be friendly towards SALT and the SALT
process.

I would like to talk to you about a
number of historical points: what was agreed
at Vladivostok, the 1974 aide-memoire, the
subsequent issues of Backfire and Cruise,
why it was impossible to complete the treaty
before the end of the Ford administration.

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January 17, 1978

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Dr. Henry Kissinger
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Washington, D. C. 20006

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

My thanks and congratulations for the lucid and forthright exposition of Euro-Communism which you gave to the American people last Friday night on NBC's "Henry Kissinger: On the Record". It was indeed a timely reminder--considering the events in Italy over the past weekend--that communism has in no wise retreated from its primary tenet of world conquest; only its timetable has been subject to compromise or mitigation.

After seeing the program, I was doubly incensed over the rather banal previews given the program by television reviewers in the Washington newspapers and, indeed, even the CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR. I simply could not believe that they had watched the same program which I found so fascinating and thought provoking. I suppose that those who make their living by watching and reviewing television shows all day become so desensitized by their own media that nothing short of slick video journalism, accompanied by appropriate animations and blaring rock background music can get their attention or stimulate their thought processes. They are somewhat like the man in the old joke who banged his head against the wall for 15 minutes in the morning to get his heart started.

HK:

I ran this invite on a memo a week ago.
You have dinner by the Fritchey's for
George Kennan the night of the 28th.

I have a record of the dates of the
upcoming openers he mentions.

Dr. Henry Kissinger
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January 17, 1978

On a more pleasant note, I spoke to Dave Ginsburg the other day, who reported that he was checking the tax ramifications of our proposed arrangement with your tax counsel, and thereafter would re-draft the agreement to conform with your preferred statement of intent and purpose. As I told Dave, the Commissioner of the NASL, Phil Woosnam, has been made aware of our discussions and shares our view that, because of the widening circle of people who know about this matter, it would be to all of our advantage to aim toward a mid-February announcement. This would permit us to personally, and somewhat confidentially, speak to each Director prior to a League meeting shortly before the middle of February, at which meeting the contractual arrangements would be ratified. Since our discussions began in late August, the League membership has increased to 24 teams--an increase of 33-1/3%. This accretion obviously raises the number of votes needed to ratify and correspondingly the number of people whom we must personally visit in order to ensure passage. I am not concerned about the ultimate outcome although, of course, nothing these days is certain; I am concerned about the possibilities of leaks to the press by those who have present knowledge of our discussions, as well as those whom we must contact in the course of League "politics".

I telephoned Chris Vick the other day to give her the dates of the Washington Diplomats' home opener (April 9) which I hope will become a Presidential opener--after the tradition followed in this city for so many years when Washington had a baseball team. I would like to seek your counsel on how best to initiate discussions with the White House on the President's (or Vice President's) participation in this event or his attendance at the first nationally televised game from RFK Stadium (Washington vs. Fort Lauderdale) the following Sunday on April 16.

I have further asked Chris to invite you and your family to our next indoor soccer tournament on Saturday, January 28 (8:00 p.m.) and Sunday, January 29 (3:00 p.m.). The game on the 28th will be televised locally on WTTG. Both games are with the Tampa Bay Rowdies (Rodney Marsh and company) and will be played at the National Guard Armory. Beginning about an hour before each game, I will host a President's Party in the Trophy Room (second floor) of the Armory with cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and good cheer for the 50 or so people invited.

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Dr. Henry Kissinger

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January 17, 1978

Indoor soccer is something of an experiment in the NASL with only two or three cities giving it a try this year. Apparently, two competing interests have announced plans to form indoor soccer leagues for the 1979 season: the first, a group out of Florida, is headed by Gerry Sapperstein, son of the Harlem Globetrotters' Abe Sapperstein, and Dennis Murphy, one of the founders of the World Hockey League; the second group is headed by several major arena owners throughout the United States (including Atlanta, Philadelphia, Houston, etc.) and has already announced plans to play in the winter and early spring of 1979. The latter group has sent feelers to the NASL regarding a possible merger of interests culminating in a joint venture arrangement. We are exploring this avenue right now, but in the meanwhile hope to postpone a final decision until we have the results from our several experimental cities--one of which is Washington. Our first series, held on January 7 and 8 with Fort Lauderdale, was moderately successful, but the weather (almost flood conditions) and the newness of the sport worked against us. The publicity, however, was excellent, and the word-of-mouth reaction from those who attended has created a substantial number of telephone inquiries. We expect that this next series with Tampa will be well attended, especially after our televised game Saturday night.

In any event, we thought it might be both enjoyable and educational for you to see the NASL version of the sport since it will likely be an item of considerable discussion once you are aboard.

Please have Chris let me know if you are able to attend. Also, we might consider a mutually convenient time to schedule another meeting with several members of our planning group, this time to include the Commissioner. Such a meeting might be valuable as the beginning of a working relationship between you and Phil Woosnam, since it is he who will continue to administer the day-to-day affairs of the NASL.

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FOR NORTH AMERICAN SOCCER LEAGUE

ATT: MR. TED HOVARD

PROGRAM GOOD MORNING AMERICA

STATION

WABC-TV AND THE
TELEVISION NETW
NEW YORK

DATE MARCH 15, 1976

7:10AM CITY

SANDY HILL: So nice to have Howard Cosell back in our studio here, and I just couldn't contain myself there for a moment, Howard. Welcome back.

HOWARD COSELL: Thank you. You don't want me this morning, with a strep throat and ear infection, and assorted other ailments.

HILL: Well, yes, we do. I'll sit 'way over here but I'd still like to know. There's a fascinating new development in the life of Henry Kissinger that surprises a lot of us, but not Howard.

COSELL: That's a report in this morning's "New York Daily News" that relates to a report in "Soccer" magazine written by soccer authority Paul Gardiner to the effect that Henry Kissinger will shortly assume duties as Chairman of the North American Soccer League. The report remains to be confirmed although Henry does admit to having had talks with legal authorities, and the report should surprise nobody. who's watched the growth and development of the North American Soccer League in this country, Sandy, and here's why.

There's been a tendency on the part of traditional sports writers who live in a world long since gone to laugh at soccer, and so soccer didn't get the attention it deserved in this country, but then Pele came and then the explosion began. That explosion is still in its relative infancy, but it is certain to have far reaching effects on the whole of the American sports spectrum.

Soccer is the world game. There ultimately will be World Cup play involving a team from the United States, and believe me, it will surpass in the long run the Super Bowl and the World Series. Henry Kissinger in my view will join the North American Soccer League. It will be part and parcel of the explosion begun by Pele. It will serve notice on the entire world that, yes, soccer is not only here to say but will be perhaps the ultimate, the biggest big league of all, and that's the significance of Kissinger.

HILL: Howard, thank you very much.

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DAILY NEWS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1978

# Kissinger to Be Chairman of NASL

By Dave Hirshey

Chairman Henry Kissinger. The title has a nice political ring to it. But it has nothing to do with politics. It has to do with soccer.

Reaching higher than baseball, basketball, and football ever dared to go the North American Soccer League has enlisted the country's best known diplomat in the service of the sport that only a few years ago was a well kept secret among Americans.

The surprise appointment of the former Secretary of State as "chairman" of the NASL was scheduled to be announced March 28 at a meeting of the league's board of directors. But it was disclosed in a copyrighted story in the first issue of a new soccer magazine, Soccer Express, due on March 23 and obtained by The Daily News yesterday.

Written by nationally known soccer authority Paul Gardner, the story details Kissinger's role as a NASL figurehead who will enhance the credibility of the league and the sport, much as Pele did when he joined the Cosmos three years ago for $4.7 million. Neither Kissinger nor NASL Commissioner Phil Woonan would confirm or deny the story. "There is no association at this point," said Kissinger through a spokesman at his Washington office. "I've been asked to come to New York and talk with some owners about the international aspects of the league. But nothing has been arranged."

"I understand there is a possibility that he will be in New York at the time of our meeting," said Woonan. "I know Dr. Kissinger is extremely interested in

the development of soccer in North America. I'm sure he will want to discuss any future plans we may have for the national team and the World Cup. But I can't say he will be given a position."

Kissinger recently signed a $1 million contract with NBC to do a series of news documentaries and is writing his $2-million memoirs. In addition, he is serving as visiting professor of diplomacy at Georgetown University and as a consultant to Goldman, Sachs, and

Co., one of the country's largest brokerage houses. Obviously, with all these commitments, Kissinger will not be running the league like another ex cabinet member, NBA commissioner Larry O'Brien.

The NASL will still be ruled by the relentlessly optimistic Woonan, whose task should be eased considerably with Dr. K's name behind his league. Doors once closed on Madison Avenue and in TV land are likely to swing open when Kissinger's face is seen through the peephole. As soccer's goodwill ambassador, he will almost certainly represent the NASL at the 1978 World Cup in Argentina and is expected to spearhead efforts to bring the quadrennial event to America by 1990 at 1994, the first available dates.

Though he has been a lifelong soccer fan, the 54-year-old, German-born Kissinger never evinced any interest in the American game until this summer when the Cosmos started drawing crowds of 60 and 70,000. He attended two games at Giants Stadium, arriving by helicopter, embracing Pele, chatting in German with Franz Beckenbauer, and whispering conspiratorily with Cosmos president Ahmet Ertegun.

"I've known of Henry's interest in soccer for quite some time," said Ertegun by phone from Paris where he is on business. "I talked to him on and off about getting connected with the sport in some capacity. Originally, I wanted to get him to serve in an advisory nature with the Cosmos. But if he's willing to associate himself with the league, that's even better. I think, he'll lend prestige to the sport, just as his presence at two Cosmos games last season reenforced people's beliefs that this was a worthwhile thing to be going to."

Henry Kissinger explains play to wife Nancy during soccer match in Yale Bowl.

TC

Kissinger Joins Parley
To Get World Cup in U.S.

Henry Kissinger met with the board of directors of the North American Soccer League in New York yesterday to discuss the possibility of a unified effort to enable the United States to play host to the World Soccer tournament in 1990.

Phil Woosnam, league commissioner, said that the former Secretary of State, a longtime soccer fan, had attended the meeting as a private citizen and had no association with the league or the United States Soccer Federation.

The World Cup, the sport's biggest extravaganza, is held every four years. It will be staged in Argentina next June, in Spain in 1982 and in Colombia in 1986. If the United States bids for the 1990 tournament, it will have to go through the federation.

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April 13, 1978

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Dear Dr. Kissinger:

We look forward to being with you at the Diplomats' game on Sunday. As I indicated previously, the game will be televised nationally (although blacked out in the Washington area), and should be an exciting match, since Fort Lauderdale, coached by Ron Newman and with the international star, Gordon Banks, in goal, ended up in first place in our Division last year ahead of the Cosmos.

The game will begin at 2:00 p.m., and I am enclosing two tickets to the owner's box, no. 7, which is the box used by Edward Bennett Williams for Redskins' football games. Commencing about an hour before game time, I host a President's Party with hors d'oeuvres, champagne and good cheer in a private room de-nominated "The Locker Room" located near the stadium Sports Lounge. The Commissioner, several owners, and other guests have been in-vited to the reception; we generally meet there and walk to the owner's box at about 1:50 p.m. To get to the reception, have the driver let you off in VIP parking lot no. 4, walk through the double doors and take the elevator to the fourth floor. From there, the driver should park the car in lot 5, since you will most likely be exiting at that lot following the game.

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger

April 13, 1978

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Of course, I will be more than happy to meet you at the entrance at whatever time your people arrange. In the event you cannot attend the reception prior to the game, your driver should let you off at VIP Lot No. 5, where I will meet you and take the elevator to the fourth floor to go directly to the seats.

We have just learned that the President will not attend the game; he has cancelled all social engagements this weekend to be at Camp David and work on his anti-inflation legislative package. He did, however, indicate a willingness to attend a game later in the year. This means he will not participate in the pre-game ceremonial events, i.e. kicking out the ball to begin the game.

Depending upon your feeling regarding public exposure of the embryonic relationship between you and the NASL, several options present themselves regarding your presence and participation at the game:

A. At each game, we attempt to have various dignitaries (Senators, Congressmen, the Mayor, etc.) kick out the first ball. This is a rather simple ceremony involving about five minutes of time and takes place in the center circle of the field. Would you like to?

B. You might consider an appearance on national television in a half-time "celebrity" interview, somewhat similar to what Howard Cosell does with celebrities on Monday night football. Since we control the program, no questions will be asked regarding your relationship with the NASL; the questions would be centered around your love of the game and your opinion regarding the two teams on the field that day.

C. It would be quite a treat for our Head Coach, Gordon Bradley, and for our players who come from ten different countries if, following the game, we would take the elevator downstairs to the Locker Room where you could meet and shake hands with the Coach and several of the players. I believe you did a similar thing in New York last year.

Whatever your preference regarding the above, we are overjoyed at the prospects of you and Mrs. Kissinger being with us on Sunday. I shall await word from your people as to coordination of times and places.

5-22-78

Dear Dr. Kissinger,

Congratulations for helping get the jet fighters to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Glad you are still putting America first even though you are no longer secretary of state.

It certainly was a lucky break for us that you were able to get
out of Germany alive!

I am sure there will always be a safe place of refuge for people
like you.

Keep carrying on that German-Jewish tradition.

P.S. I happen to be of Russian-Jewish descent (three generations removed) but a good American like you are!

adidas

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BH

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20. Oktober 1978

KDbsch

Sehr geehrter Herr Dr. Kissinger,

zu Ihrer Berufung zum Präsidenten des Direktoren-
Kollegiums der NASL möchte ich Ihnen meinen herz-
lichen Glückwunsch aussprechen.

Diese Berufung, die in der gesamten Fußballwelt
große Beachtung fand, wird ohne Zweifel stark zur
weiteren Popularisierung des Fußballs in den
Staaten beitragen.

Es freut mich, daß die Wahl gerade auf Sie gefallen
ist, einem Mann, der an seinem großen Interesse am
Fußball nie ein Hehl gemacht hat und der, wie ich
weiß, immer versuchte, seine politischen Geschäfte,
gleich wo sie ihn hinführten, mit dem Besuch eines
spannenden Fußballspiels zu verbinden.

Als kleines Zeichen unserer Freude an Ihrer Berufung
möchte ich Ihnen die goldene Anstecknadel meiner
Firma überreichen.

Möge Ihnen auch auf diesem Gebiet viel Erfolg beschieden sein.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
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Käthe Dassler

BH

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KD-bsch

5. Dezember 1978

seit Ihrer Berufung zum Vorsitzenden des Direktorenkollegiums
der NASL sind nunmehr schon einige Wochen verstrichen.

Es würde mich für Sie freuen, wenn Sie bereits nach dieser
kurzen Zeit einige Ihrer Ideen und Vorstellungen zur Förderung
des US-Fußballs in die Tat umsetzen konnten.

Neben meinem herzlichen Dank für Ihr freundliches Schreiben
vom 7. 11. 1978 möchte ich nicht versäumen, Sie - wenn Sie Ihre
Tätigkeit wieder einmal nach Europa und in die Bundesrepublik
führt - zu einem Besuch bei uns im fränkischen Herzogenaurach
einzuladen.

Ich würde mich glücklich schätzen, Sie als meinen Gast bei uns
willkommen zu heißen.

Mit den besten Wünschen für ein erfolgreiches, glückliches
neues Jahr verbleibe ich

mit freundlichen Grüßen

Käthe Dassler

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