The Brookings Institution

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Advanced Study Program

March 12, 1971

The Honorable
Henry A. Kissinger
Assistant to the President for National
Security Affairs
Executive Office of the President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20500

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

We appreciate your unique contribution last week to our first experi-
mental educational program for leaders of major American Foundations.

Comments of participants during the week and since indicate that this
was a highly successful learning experience for them, one which produced
many fine comments about the quality of people in and out of government,
who are working on public policy issues and processes. Your outstanding
session contributed greatly to the success of the program, and helped to
explain problems and issues for the United States in world affairs.

We are grateful for your assistance and support of our educational
programs which try to relate opinion leaders in society with their public
decision-makers and government operations.

KISSINGER, HENRY A./B/

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October 12th, 1969

As I think you know I shall be in
Washington over the weekend of the 25th-26th
staying with Edward Tomkins. I gather that I am
to attend your staff meeting on the 27th at
dawn and that he is hoping to get you for
dinner on the 26th. This is just to say that
I am at your disposal if you want a private
talk during that weekend, though your brief XXXXX
moments of leisure must be very precious and
I hesitate to encroach on them, on them. This
must be a very difficult and unpleasant time to
be at the helm of American affairs, and the true
course of friendship and respect is not to
press myself upon you.

ALASTAIR * Buchan