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WILLIAM SAFIRE

# The Last New Nixon

PARK RIDGE, N.J.

"My partisan days are over."

Coming from Richard Nixon, who has raised more partisan ire than any American public figure in the past half-century, that's a stunning statement.

Back in 1966, the year of his first comeback, reporters listening to his longheaded world views would narrow their eyes and wonder about the "new" Nixon. I was present at the creation of his disarming and not defensive reply: "Of course there's a 'new' Nixon — times change; there's a new America and a new world."

In 1993, at age 80, the American uniquely qualified to be foreign-policy elder statesman is renewing his role again. "There may be a need for a Vandenberg," he says, recalling the Republican Senator whose name is still associated with bipartisanship in foreign policy.

He has just returned from a grueling two-week private trip to Russia and other republics of the former Soviet Union. Today, he responds to an invitation from President Clinton to report his findings and help educate his youthful successor on global power-playing. A month from now, he's off to Japan and China.

Last Wednesday night at 9:40, the White House operator reached the former President in his New Jersey town house. The operator then could not find President Clinton, and apolongized; Nixon said, "I'll wait; he's a helluva lot busier than I am." When Clinton came on, they talked for nearly 40 minutes.

I tried to find out what was said in that call (recommended to Clinton by Bob Dole and Bob Strauss) and received a mock-glower: one does not reveal confidences with Presidents. But Nixon returning from abroad always writes his thoughts and sticks to them; his long article on The Times's Op-Ed page, which was later looked kindly upon publicly by President Clinton, telegraphed his central points:

1. Boris Yeltsin is not hard to read — charismatic, refreshingly straightforward — and if he were replaced, we would not likely get a better hope for democracy in Russia, only a worse one.

2. The reformers need help from Western executives in developing an entrepreneurial class to attract private investment. In next month's summit in Vancouver, Clinton should have specific ways "to put some meat on the table," as statesmen say, and Nixon has a few thoughts about that.

3. Our stakes in Russia's reform could not be higher, because Clinton's

budget package would be a dead letter if Russian nationalists took over and our defense budget had to be increased.

Nixon is candid about his liking for Russians. "I'm a Russophile, but not a Commiephile."

He takes a visitor on a world tour. On Bosnia: "I'm more hawkish than Bush was. You cannot work out a settlement unless there is a correlation of forces — the arms embargo was a mistake. Your colleague Gelb is right about that."

On China: "They can never hope to attract Taiwan if they stomp on democracy in Hong Kong. I'll tell them that in Beijing." Trade pressure for human rights? "It would be a mistake for us to weaken the private Chinese economy — that's the greatest pressure for political reform, and the next generation is more Chinese than Communist."

Japan: "It's really dumb for the Japanese to predicate help for Russia on four little islands."

America as world policeman: "Who the hell else do you want to lead the world — China, Japan, Germany? The U.N.? Russia and all those republics could be lost to freedom if America abdicates leadership."

## Elder statesman now on duty.

Clinton's call to arms? Looking out across a snowy landscape, Nixon gives an indirect reply: "By making freedom work here, we set a powerful example. We have to exercise leadership that makes the world respect us and build a society that makes the world admire us. You see misery in Moscow, but determination — poor in goods, rich in spirit. That's the message to get across to kids these days. What a great chance for Clinton."

The 1996 campaign? Nixon, the old gleam in his eye, leans forward: "Republicans should forget about '96 and think about good candidates for '94 — you can't win seven Senate seats with turkeys. In '66, two years after the Goldwater debacle, we —"

He catches himself.

"Nope. I don't want to reduce my effectiveness in foreign affairs. My partisan days are over." □

JUN 20 1994

THE RICHARD NIXON LIBRARY & BIRTHPLACE

June 17, 1994

John H. Taylor
Director

MEMORANDUM TO FRIENDS OF PRESIDENT
AND MRS. NIXON AND THE NIXON LIBRARY

I thought you might enjoy seeing President Nixon's touching tribute to his First Lady, which appears, along with some other insights about their lives together, in the current issue of *Good Housekeeping*.

Also attached is news of the latest and one of the most splendid boosts of support received by our new CENTER FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM -- a $1 million gift from the President's friend Dwayne Andreas to help sustain his timeless legacy. This is just one of an exciting series of announcements that will be made in the weeks and months ahead on behalf of George Argyros's *Legacy of Peace* campaign.

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# TRIBUTE TO
PAT NIXON

*continued from page 99*

after an almost fatal operation, the first person I saw when I finally opened my eyes was Pat. She had been sitting by the bed for hours. As she had 22 years before, she took my hand and said, 'Yes, you can,' and I did.

"Had it not been for Pat, I would not have made it politically or physically.

"She never gave up. After her stroke in 1976, her left arm was paralyzed. Some said she would never recover its use. They did not know her. I can see her now, on the patio of Casa Pacifica (the Nixons' California home), in the early morning hours, turning an exercise wheel again and again and again. She completely recovered. If you had seen her in later years, you would never have known she had suffered a stroke. She healed herself. No one did it for her.

"In the final, and at times excruciatingly painful, two months of her life, she never gave up. She refused to use a wheelchair. She kept saying over and over again, 'I don't want to be a burden. I have to try to walk. I must try to get well.'

"She always thought of others, not herself. One of her closest friends was stunned when she got the news. She said that she had talked to Pat on the phone the Friday before the end, and that Pat was upbeat and cheerful, that they had some good laughs together. Instead of talking about herself, she kept asking her friend about how she felt.

"Tricia (Cox) and Julie (Eisenhower) are splendid examples that despite her having a public schedule, Pat was a fine mother. She was a remarkable grandmother. When Jennie (Eisenhower), who is now 15, was old enough to talk, she asked Pat what she could call her. Pat thought 'grandmother' sounded too old and formal.

"She said, 'Call me Ma.' When Jennie asked me, I said, 'Anything would be okay.' After all, I have been called everything! So she called me 'Ba.' And so it was that Jennie; her brother, Alex; sister, Melanie; and her cousin. Christopher (Cox), called us 'Ma and Ba.' We were their close friends, not distant grandparents.

"How would Pat like to be remembered?

"Seventy-six years ago in the little house where I was born in 1913, I used to hear the train whistle in the night and dream of places far away I hoped to visit someday.

"I have always been fascinated by trains. My favorite campaign was in 1952. It was the last whistle-stop campaign. As the train pulled into the station, Jack Drown (a close friend) would

put a recording of the campaign song on the public-address system. Some may remember the lyrics—'I Like the Sunshine of Your Smile.'

"Above all, when you think of Pat, I hope you will always remember—the sunshine of her smile.

"She would like that."

For nearly 20 years, *Good Housekeeping* readers chose Pat Nixon as one of the 10 most admired women in the world. Some people were astounded that a woman who remained out of the public eye for a decade and a half could still be held in such affection. The reason was no mystery to the former president:

"Most people, even if they are basically happy, do not have an easy life," he said. "Some have had disappointments, others have suffered defeats. Many have experienced tragedy. Pat related to these people and they to her."

Mr. Nixon clearly recalls the moment when he first saw Pat Ryan. It was in 1938, when he had auditioned for a part in a Whittier, Calif., amateur-theater production. "I thought I knew everyone in Whittier," he said, "but that night a beautiful and vivacious young woman

with titian hair appeared. I had never seen her before. I found I could not take my eyes away from her. This new girl in town was Pat Ryan, and she had just begun teaching at Whittier High School. For me it was a case of love at first sight. I got a friend to introduce us and then offered them both a ride home. On the way, I asked Pat if she would like a date with me. She said, 'I'm very busy.' I said, 'You shouldn't say that, because someday I am going to marry you!' We all laughed because it seemed so unlikely at that time. But I wonder whether it was a sixth sense that prompted me to make such an impetuous statement."

Pat Ryan and Richard Nixon were married on June 21, 1940.

Perhaps the one moment which remains most misunderstood regarding the Nixons happened on August 9, 1974, when he resigned from the presidency. As his entire family gathered behind him in the East Room, President Nixon delivered his farewell speech. In it, he fondly recalled the influence and guidance of his strong mother, Hannah Milhous Nixon, but he did not mention his wife, for which he was roundly criticized.

According to a longtime Nixon aide, such criticism "is the ultimate injustice, and also shows ignorance of the emotional content of that moment. President Nixon knew that everyone in his family, himself included, was struggling to keep their composure. Had he mentioned Mrs. Nixon or their daughters, he knew she would have broken down. And then everyone would have."

The project of enduring interest to Mrs. Nixon in her last years was the exhibits and accessibility of the Nixon Library's museum in Yorba Linda, Calif. An aide recalls a visit from the Nixons in 1989 when the museum was being planned. There was to be a room devoted to Pat. "Mrs. Nixon told us, 'I don't want a room. The museum is about Dick, not me.'"

"President Nixon saved the day by re- plying, 'Now Pat, you are a lot more popular than I am. Our visitors will insist on seeing your story.' She smiled and re- lented. And the Ambassador of Good- will exhibit is one of the most popular in the museum."

Part of Pat Nixon's legacy also lives in the lush gardens of the Nixon Library, which were landscaped according to de- signs approved by her. It is there that Mrs. Nixon—and now, her husband— rest side by side amid a beautiful peren- nial garden blooming with roses.

For several years, some petals of the Pat Nixon Rose, which is in this garden, have mysteriously appeared very briefly for a few days around the time of Mrs. Nixon's birthday (March 16). They have then fallen, and the rose has bloomed in full a few weeks later, along with the rest of the rose bushes. This first year without her, the Pat Nixon Rose nevertheless bloomed once again in March.

—By Carl Sferrazza Anthony

176 Good Housekeeping/July 1994

Los Angeles Times (L.C.)

SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 1994 /R★

# Think Tank at Nixon Library Gets $1 Million

■ **Donation:** Gift from agribusiness magnate Dwayne O. Andreas will provide support for the Center for Peace and Freedom in Yorba Linda.

By ANNA CEKOLA
TIMES STAFF WRITER

YORBA LINDA—Agribusiness magnate Dwayne O. Andreas, known for his major financial support of both Republican and Democratic politicians through the decades, has made a $1-million gift to the Center for Peace and Freedom at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace, a significant boost for the fledgling think tank.

"During a remarkable two decades as an elder statesman—through his writings, his fact-finding trips, and his public statements—President Nixon demonstrated a profound commitment to finding pragmatic solutions to international problems." Andreas, chairman of the board and chief executive of Archer Daniels Midland Co.,

said in a statement issued from his Decatur, Ill., headquarters.

Andreas, 76, added that he and his wife, Inez, are "pleased to have this opportunity to help perpetuate his matchless legacy."

In announcing the gift, George L. Argyros, chairman of the Nixon library's $25-million "Legacy of Peace" fund-raising campaign, said: "As we redouble our commitment to sustaining the legacy and, now, the memory of President Nixon, we accept Dwayne Andreas' generous gift with enormous gratitude.

"His leadership support has dramatically energized our campaign to establish the Center for Peace and Freedom, which in turn will have a dramatic impact on future generations by helping guide our leaders through the complexities of foreign and domestic policy," he said. "We are proud that our campaign has been joined by one of America's premier citizen-statesmen—one who, like President Nixon did, thinks in global strategic terms."

Born in 1918 in Worthington, Minn., Andreas joined Archer Daniels Midland in 1966, taking the helm in 1970. Among many other associations, he has served on federal advisory bodies under both Republican and Democratic Presidents.

He is perhaps best known outside agribusiness circles as having contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the campaign coffers of politicians from both parties, a role that has sometimes landed him in controversy.

In 1974, he was indicted, but then acquitted, on charges of funneling illegal corporate contributions to his good friend, former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate, Hubert H. Humphrey.

A $25,000 campaign contribution in 1972 to Nixon fund-raiser Kenneth H. Dahlberg turned him into what he once described to the Washington Post as an "innocent bystander" in the Watergate scandal. That money ended up in the bank account of Watergate burglar

Bernard L. Barker, giving investigators the first link between the Watergate break-in and the Nixon campaign committee.

His $1-million gift will provide support for the Center for Peace and Freedom, which officials say will add a voice to the debate over contemporary political issues and preserve Nixon's place in history as a key player in shaping world events.

The center will be headquartered at the Nixon library and also have an office in Washington. It began operations in March when former President Nixon spoke in the nation's capital before 45 key foreign policy officials, analysts and commentators at the inaugural meeting of the center's Study Group on National Security, chaired by former Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger.

That speech was the 37th President's last before his death in April.

A second study group session, also chaired by Schlesinger, will be held later this month in Washington.

The "Legacy of Peace" campaign was launched without fare in mid-1993. It was announced in January by Argyros—chairman and chief executive officer of Arnel & Affiliates in Costa Mesa—in Yorba Linda during ceremonies honoring former President Nixon on the 25th anniversary of his first inauguration.

Andreas' gift brings the total raised to $14.5 million, or nearly 60% of the campaign's goal, according to the center. (The campaign is spearheaded by a $5-million Challenge Grant from philanthropist Walter H. Annenberg's Annenberg Foundation.)

"Dwayne Andreas is a longtime friend of the Nixon family and was both a political supporter of President Nixon and a supporter of his work as an elder statesman," John H. Taylor, library director, said in a statement.

"His support of the center will ensure that the same principles of extending peace and freedom Mr. Nixon applied as a former President will continue to be applied in the century to come to the problems and opportunities we will face as a nation."

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18 May, 1994

The Honorable Henry Kissinger
Kissinger Associates, Inc.
350 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

You articulated President Nixon's legacy as only you could. I was most
profoundly moved by your eulogy.

I am sure your address will be regarded by future historians as a
literary classic. Would you be so kind to send me a copy of your
remarks. I would be honoured and most grateful.

Thank you for your consideration.

With best regards and wishes for your continued good health and service,
I remain,

Affiliated with the Medical College of Pennsylvania and Voluntary Hospitals of America

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MAY 23 1994

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MAY 20, 1994

DR. HENRY KISSINGER
KISSINGER ASSOC. INC.
350 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022-6022

DEAR DR. KISSINGER,

BRAVO! FABULOUS! YOUR INTELLECT IS LEGENDARY, I'VE
GOTTEN AN INKLING OF YOUR DARLING SENSE OF HUMOR DURING IN-
TERVIEWS (MOST RECENTLY ON THE TONIGHT SHOW). HOWEVER, I
THOUGHT YOUR EULOGY TO PRESIDENT NIXON WAS WONDERFUL. FROM
YOUR HOMAGE TRIBUTE ADDRESS AND BOW, TO YOUR DEAR FRIEND, TO
YOUR GREAT DESCRIPTION AND INSIGHT INTO THIS UNIQUE MAN. I
WAS NOT SURPRISED BY THE STRENGTH AND DIGNITY WITH WHICH YOU
SPOKE, BUT THAT YOU MAINTAINED SUCH ELOQUENCE, WHILE DISPLAYING
SUCH COMPASSION, IT WAS VERY MOVING. I FELT ALL THE SPEAKERS
DID A FINE JOB THAT DAY, THOUGH NO ONE ELSE WAS IN YOUR CLASS.

I WISH _YOU_ THE BEST OF HEALTH. DR. KISSINGER, SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE AND ENJOY _MANY_ GRANDCHILDREN, FOR _MANY_ YEARS TO COME.

LAW OFFICE OF ROGER A. GREENBAUM

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MAY 0 2 1994

VIA FACSIMILE

April 29, 1994

Ms. Diana K. David HAK
Kissinger Associates
350 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022-6022

Dear Diana: HAK

Thank you very much for transmitting the as-delivered text of Dr. Kissinger's Eulogy for Richard M. Nixon.

I was pleased to learn that the words as I heard them, did in fact correspond to Dr. Kissinger's own delivery.

To me, Dr. Kissinger's was the most stirring and effective among the tributes paid to Mr. Nixon at the funeral. And in particular, I felt that the phrase about which I phoned in yesterday was part of the single most memorable statement which was uttered that day:

"He stood on pinnacles that dissolved into precipices."

It struck a note which was at once majestic and penetrating -- befitting the unique occasion. Thus, when the next morning the New York Times in its transcription and its news story printed a version of that same sentence which seemed both ungrammatical and not faithful to the words I had heard spoken, I was quite concerned to find out what Dr. Kissinger had in fact said.

The Times version (on pages A 10 (transcription) and A 11 (news story)) had the sentence as: "He stood on pinnacles, that dissolved in the precipice." [Emphasis mine.] I was sure that couldn't be right. That's what led me to phone your office.

More than one major paper got it wrong. During my lunch break, I found that the Los Angeles Times also incorrectly reported this sentence. On the first-section inside continuation of its front-page news story, the Los Angeles Times reported it as "He stood on pinnacles, that dissolved into precipice." [Emphasis added, again.] The paper used

MS. Diana K. David
Kissinger Associates

April 29, 1994

that same misquotation on the headline of the article on that
page. This was closer than the report in the New York Times,
but it was still wrong, since it reported "precipice"
(singular).

I might not have troubled to phone Dr. Kissinger's
office, or to write this letter, but it seemed to me that
that sentence which the newspapers got wrong, is so telling,
and so memorable in its phrasing, that I feel sure it will
serve as one of the defining statements on the life and times
of President Nixon in years to come. Therefore, it is to be
hoped that those who weren't able to hear it when Dr.
Kissinger first spoke it, will be able at least to find a
written account that is true.

Thank you again for your courtesy in making it possible
for me to see the entire eulogy in its as-delivered form via
the facsimile.

Lastly, I would be grateful if you would relate to Dr.
Kissinger how moved I was by his tribute as a whole, and by
the original and memorable images in the sentence discussed
above.

RAG:amt

MAY 0 2 1994

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Unit 2C-N
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April 28, 1994

The Hon. Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger Associates
350 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Honorable Sir:

I observed on television yesterday the eulogy you delivered on the sad occasion of the funeral of President Richard M. Nixon. I have since read (twice over) the text of the same in today's newspaper. It was, indeed, an encomium befitting a true statesman, delivered by a true statesman. I felt commanded to write this note of acknowledgement and personal appreciation.

President Nixon's era, in which I believe there is no dispute you occupy a place of monumental stature, was nothing less than the defining image of public life in America over the course of the explosive, and often divisive, half century since the last great war. Until the events of this past week unfolded, I perhaps had forgotten, or else never genuinely appreciated, this patent fact. Until hearing you speak yesterday, I had not genuinely appreciated America's continuing need to achieve reconciliation with this image, and our need as citizens to do the same with one another.

In your career, you have served presidents, and our nation, honorably and ably. For that you have this citizen's boundless admiration. For the significant and moving tribute you paid to President Nixon yesterday, you have this person's enduring gratitude.

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MAY 02 1994

Dr. John Conway
65 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
(617) 262-4505

April 29, 1994

Henry Kissinger, Esq.
350 Park Avenue - 26th Floor
New York, NY 10022

Dear Henry,

A note to say how much I admired your contribution to
the Nixon obsequies yesterday; dignified, measured,
eloquent. It sets the tone for those who followed.

I am very much interested in your comment about Nixon
as printed in the New York Times. You are quoted as having
said that, "Had Nixon been loved he would have been a great
man."

He was loved by his wife and family but you must mean
another kind of love. Do you mean the great tidal waves of
love that surged around JFK, FDR, IKE, et al. Nixon never
had that kind of totally reassuring love. He must have
wanted it very much. Is this why even in a crowd of smiling
and laughing people he seemed alone? "They really don't
like me."

Best wishes

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"NIXON - THE MAN IN THE MIRROR"

JUNE 1994

At the end the world forgave Nixon, but did Nixon ever
forgive himself? To understand a man you have to know the
man, to know the man you have to understand the man, to
understand a man you have to know the man you have to know
the man within the man; and Nixon was not an easy man.
He was different than those and different from most; he
was neither a man's man nor a lady's man, but yet indeed
he was one extraordinary man.

Reflecting back on his life, it's not hard to see the
path that he took. Some may wonder why? Why did he do
what he did, but he didn't have. Well you see things were
never easy for the President. A piece of mind was hard
to find. Time and time again, throughout his life he had
to fight the enemy. The enemy within. Seems as if Heaven
and Hell both wanted to sit on the throne of his soul.
While he'd be trying to come to terms with one, the other
would be waiting around the bend for his turn; waiting to
win him back. And if there is a God, and he does indeed
put man thru some tests then Nixon was a living example,
but this is not to say that you and I are any better because
we're not. It's like that story: You may cast a stone
if you have never sinned. Now how many would stand in line?

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Mention the name Nixon and everyone has an opinion;
everyone has something to say; regardless of how much or
how little they know. Some say it wasnt crimes of Watergate
that hurt them so much, but it was the cover-up and lies
he told, that they can't seem to forget or forgive. Now,
while I'm not trying to change anyone's mind, but just remember
one thing before you jump on this banwagon that everything
happens for a reason. No two men were created the same,
no two men live the same, each it owns, in his own way fulfills
his purpose in life.

The thing about Nixon was that he was never satisfied.
No matter how much he had, he had to have more; no matter
how hard he tried, he had to try harder; the glass was always
half empty. In fact the more he had the emptier it got.
I mean at first he was a good President, tough but good.
After every hard knock he got right back up, pulled himself
together, and carried on. After every hard knock he became
more of and more than he was before - more ambitious, more
shrewd, very persistence, very consistent, and more...
But I guess you have to draw the line somewhere because
by the time Watergate rolled around he was down right ruthless,
so ruthless I'm surprised he didn't bite his own nose off

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trying to get even.

I guess some people have to fall down harder, much harder than others to learn the same lessons in life. These people that make it so big, the ones that fly so high are very set in their ways; they are resistent to change. They are not some wishy-washy sadistics that give up. Their philosophy is that there is only one way, my way like it or not. The very thing that gets them where they are is the same thing that goes on to haunt them later on in life.

Life has its lessons. Sometimes a man has to go that low to go that high. He goes down like an eagle where the ego and the power get purged, purged till he learns. Learns that power is to be used and not abused. Then like a dove set free on the day the nations united - no more communist, no more walls so he flies. He flies so high he can almost touch the sky.

Man is no different than anything else, he too must must evolve according to the laws of the creator. He is nothing more than a pulse beating to the rhythm of the universe, the drum, the true heart.

Your past, your childhood is like a shadow, it follows you where ever you go. You look behind you it's there, you look beside you it's there, you look in front of

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you it's there, you run and it runs with you, you hide and
it hides with you. And then one day when you are standing
at the end of the road you come to an understanding that
you can't really escape it, and I guess there is no need
to escape it because these are the fabrics of your life
that make you what you are. And then you realize that you
have to find a way to face it. This is point that President
Nixon had reached, I believe, after he resigned from his
position as a President. He came to understanding that
action causes a reaction, it is a universal law. The outer
environment is only a reflection of what is going on inside
you. He finally took responsibility for his actions and
did the next best thing that only a man like him would
do - KNOW THYSELF. He turned to himself to find the answers
for what had happened and he did that very gracefully.

Nixon did what he did according to the destined evolution
of his soul. He did what he had to, to fulfill his purpose
in life. And when he came to this understanding he became
a better man than he ever was. He learned to love himself
and in turn he learned to love others, and that glass that
was always half-empty was now full to the rim. Then Amercia
was once again proud to say that he was one of their own.

MAY 0 6 1994

Kenneth M. Shafer
12869 Meadowbrook Drive
Traverse City, MI 49684

April 27, 1994

Dr. Henry Kissinger
Kissinger Associates, Inc.
350 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

The service for the late President Nixon was very well done
and your eulogy was very appropriate because he was such a
great man.

Now he and Pat are together with God!

GOD BLESS YOU!

April 28, 1994

Dear Julie,

I just wanted to express my sympathy at your father's passing. Truthfully, I should have done the same ten months ago when you lost your mother. I intended to, kept putting it off, then was embarrassed by my neglect. I'm still embarrassed, but not to acknowledge what fine people they both were would be far worse.

In my opinion, your father was the last of the great presidents. His intelligence, tenacity, broad spectrum knowledge, and perseverance have not been rivaled since. He did so much good for our country, so many positive things, and I truly hope that this is what history will focus on, not the mistakes. He was the last president under whom I really felt safe.

Your father's funeral was so lovely and in such exquisite taste. As with many other people, I watched it on TV, and was reduced to tears during Henry Kissinger's eulogy. I was so touched by the outpouring of good will and support. He will be profoundly missed.

I know how hard a year this must have been for you. It's devastating to think of losing both parents within a year. You always have the appearance of incredible strength, and I know you are in fact a very strong person, but no matter how old we are, hiding inside is the child. The child who feels safe knowing that your parents are there when you need them. I truly feel for your loss.

I came across the following quote the other day, and it made me think of your father. I wanted to share it with you because I have the greatest respect for how he continued to attack life, even after adversity.

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall."

CONFUCIUS

My thoughts are with you.

The Colorado College

Department of
Political Science

MAY 0 6 1994

May 2, 1994

Dr. Henry Kissinger
Kissinger Associates, Inc.
350 Park Avenue
New York 10022-6022

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

Enclosed is a volume of eulogies to American statesmen. Listening to your
moving tribute to Richard Nixon, I deeply regretted not having sent it to him
before his death. For Nixon knew well, as these statesmen did, that

"He who ascends to mountain-tops shall find
The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow:
He who surpasses or subdues mankind,
Must look down on the hates of those below.
Though high above the sun of glory glow
And far <u>beneath</u> the earth and ocean spread,
Round him are icy rocks, and loudly blow
Contending tempests on his naked head,
And thus reward the toils which to their summits led."

These eulogies would I think have afforded him a certain consolation, and
perhaps even would have provided an intimation of the honors that would attend
his passing. For much that he was, and did, places him in the great line these
statesmen represent: the vast systems of policy that he elaborated, with your help;
the fortitude that he displayed in bearing up against the tide of calumny and
misfortune; and the profound love of country that gave him the will to do
properly, as you say, that which it was hazardous to do at all. Though I
sometimes disagreed with his political course, and cannot really count myself a
member of his school, there is much to be grateful for and to admire in his life.

I trust that, as was once customary, a just estimate of his life and character will
be given some months hence before the Congress. You surely will be called upon
to do it. I hope the volume will be useful to you in performing still another
recital of the commentary, and in re-establishing the great tradition of which

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June 20, 1994

Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger Associates
350 Park Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, New York 10022

Dear Henry:

Judie and I feel we share a very special bond with you and Nancy because we were together on April 27 at President Nixon's services in Yorba Linda. We will never forget, as I know you never will, the grandeur and simplicity of the ceremony, and the stirring eloquence of those who spoke about what the President has meant for peace and freedom around the world. The President's daughter Tricia put it best when she was on her way back to New York with her sister Julie and their families aboard the aircraft her father had used as Air Force One. "For a moment," she said, "the nation and the world came together." They did so, as you know so well, in honor of a great statesman, a great peacemaker, a great President, and a truly great man whom I was proud to call a friend.

I am enclosing a photograph from that historic day that I hope you will enjoy as a keepsake.

While we at the Library are all deeply saddened by the death of the 37th President, we are also heartened by the legacy he left the world, and also left us at the Library. His epitaph reads, "The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker." As we mourn and honor a man who deserved that title in abundance, the Nixon family and we at the Library are resolved that his principles of enlightened national interest in a dramatically changing world -- principles that brought about the epic-making, peace-making policies of the Nixon Administration -- will continue through THE CENTER FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM, which President Nixon himself announced at ceremonies at the Library on January 20.

18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
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Honorable Henry A. Kissinger

June 20, 1994

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Our campaign to build and endow the Center, *A Legacy of Peace*, has passed 60% of its goal in the short time it has been underway. By creating a new institution of undeniable importance -- the only policy center in the country, according to Henry Kissinger, that explicitly promotes national interest -- we will be honoring Richard Nixon in the best way possible. While most Presidential libraries focus on the past, ours will continue to focus on the future. Guided by his principles, driven by his energy, inspired by his lifelong commitment to having an impact on the course of events, we will make the Center for Peace and Freedom one of America's most innovative and influential think tanks -- and thus will, in our own way, help bring the complicated post-Cold War world closer together, just as the President did during the time he served and at the time of his passing.

The last time I saw him was in March in Washington, when he addressed the first meeting of our Center's Study Group on National Security in Washington. On that occasion he spoke for 40 minutes without notes about his recent visit to Russia and then took questions for nearly an hour. The audience, 45 foreign policy experts ranging from Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick to former Defense Secretary Les Aspin, was spellbound. It was one of the President's most magnificent presentations. Many people told me afterwards that they had never heard a more cogent summary of our challenges and opportunities as a nation now that the Cold War is over.

An hour before his remarks, I called on the President at his hotel. He gave me a preview of what he would be saying; we talked a little politics; and he asked for a briefing on the *Legacy of Peace* campaign. He was delighted to hear my promise that we were going to throw the effort into high gear. It is a promise I remember all the more keenly in the wake of his loss. And so it is with an almost overpowering sense of obligation and joy that I have rededicated myself to completing our campaign. Ambassador Walter Annenberg has

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June 20, 1994

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pledged his continued support, as have many others, including Dr. Kissinger, who has played such an important role in the Center's formative stages. I look forward to meeting with you as well, along with others who I know believe, as I do, that The Center for Peace and Freedom remains worthy of our total commitment -- now more than ever.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me or John Taylor at the Library. In the meantime, we will keep you fully informed about all developments at the Center, including the mid-summer announcement of the names of the members of the Board of Directors and the Center's key officers.

For now, I am attaching your copy of a news release distributed by the Library last week together with an example of the coverage that resulted.

With best personal regards,

Sincerely,

George L. Argyros
Chairman, Legacy of Peace Campaign

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NEWS RELEASE -- EMBARGO UNTIL NOON PDT
SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1994

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Kevin Cartwright, (714) 993-5075, x205

DWAYNE O. ANDREAS, ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CHAIRMAN,
MAKES $1 MILLION GIFT TO CENTER AT NIXON LIBRARY

YORBA LINDA, CALIFORNIA (June 4, 1994) -- Dwayne O. Andreas has made a $1 million gift to THE CENTER FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace.

The announcement was made by George L. Argyros, Chairman of the Library's
*Legacy of Peace* campaign.

"As we redouble our commitment to sustaining the legacy and, now, the memory of President Nixon, we accept Dwayne Andreas's generous gift with enormous gratitude," Argyros said. "His leadership support has dramatically energized our campaign to establish The Center for Peace and Freedom, which in turn will have a dramatic impact on future generations by helping guide our leaders through the complexities of foreign and domestic policy. We are proud that our campaign has

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been joined by one of America's premier citizen-statemen -- one who, like President Nixon did, thinks in global strategic terms."

"Dwayne Andreas is a long-time friend of the Nixon family and was both a political supporter of President Nixon and a supporter of his work as an elder statesman," said John H. Taylor, library director. "Among many other things, he accompanied President Nixon to Russia in 1992 for a dramatic meeting with Boris Yeltsin only a few months after the fall of communism. His support of the Center will ensure that the same principles of extending peace and freedom Mr. Nixon applied as a former President will continue to be applied in the century to come to the problems and opportunities we will face as a nation."

Andreas is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive of Archer Daniels Midland Company. Born in 1918 in Worthington, Minnesota, Andreas joined Archer Daniels Midland in 1966, taking the helm in 1970. Among many other associations, he is Chairman of the Foundation for the Commemoration of the United States Constitution, a director of the National Cooperative Business Association, and past Chairman of the Economic Club of New York. He has served on Federal advisory bodies under both Republican and Democratic Presidents.

"During a remarkable two decades as an elder statesman -- through his writings, his fact-finding trips, and his public statements -- President Nixon demonstrated a profound commitment to finding pragmatic solutions to international problems," Andreas said in a statement issued from his Decatur, Illinois headquarters. "Inez and I are pleased to have this opportunity to help perpetuate his matchless legacy."

$1 MILLION ANDREAS GIFT ANNOUNCED / 3

The $25 million *Legacy of Peace* campaign was launched in mid-1993 and announced by Argyros -- Chairman and CEO of ARNEL & Affiliates in Costa Mesa, California -- on January 20, 1994 at Yorba Linda during ceremonies honoring President Nixon on the 25th anniversary of his first Inauguration. Gifts totalling $13.5 million were announced in January. Andreas's gift brings the total to $14.5 million, or nearly 60 percent of the campaign's goal.

The campaign is spearheaded by a $5 million Challenge Grant from The Annenberg Foundation.

The Center for Peace and Freedom, which will have offices in both Yorba Linda and Washington, began operations in March when President Nixon spoke in the nation's capital before 45 key foreign policy officials, analysts, and commentators at the inaugural meeting of the Center's Study Group on National Security, chaired by former Secretary of Defense James Schlesinger.

That speech was the 37th President's last.

The Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace and The Center for Peace and Freedom are operated by the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace Foundation, a 501(c)(3) educational foundation. The Library & Birthplace operates a museum, including the restored birthplace of the 37th President, and an archives of materials about his life and career that opened to scholars and researchers in March, 1994.

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"During a remarkable two decades as an elder statesman—through his writings, his fact-finding trips, and his public statements—President Nixon demonstrated a profound commitment to finding pragmatic solutions to international problems," Andreas, chairman of the board and chief executive of Archer Daniels Midland Co.,

"His leadership support has dramatically energized our campaign to establish the Center for Peace and Freedom, which in turn will have a dramatic impact on future generations by helping guide our leaders through the complexities of foreign and domestic policy," he said. "We are proud that our campaign has been joined by one of America's premier citizen-statesmen—one who, like President Nixon on did, thinks in global strategic terms."

The Orange County Register

Sunday, June 5, 1994

Nixon center
gets money
from a CEO

The Orange County Register

YORBA LINDA — Fund-raising efforts for the Center for Peace and Freedom at the Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace took a major step forward Saturday with the presentation of a $1 million donation by Dwayne O. Andreas.

Andreas' contribution brings the total raised for the center to $14.5 million.

Andreas, 76, is chairman and chief executive officer of Archer Daniels Midland Co., a major agribusiness company in Decatur, Ill., and a longtime Nixon supporter and confidant. He accompanied the former president on a 1992 trip to Russia during which Nixon met with President Boris Yeltsin.

The Legacy of Peace campaign, kicked off last year, has set a goal of $25 million for the center.

The Center for Peace and Freedom, operating in Yorba Linda and Washington, D.C., is a think tank at which academics and policy leaders will study global issues.

The center began operations in March with the inaugural meeting in Washington of its study group on national security.

Comments on Nixon Eulogy

By Phone as of May 6:

4/28 - Leslie Stahl left message w/SSM to commend you on eulogy.

4/29 - Mr. and Mrs. Peter Flannigan called to commend you on the euology.

4/29 - Brian McDonnell left message w/SSM in appreciation of your eulogy.

5/2 - Lynn Wyatt, Houston, left message w/SSM that your eulogy was "mesmerizing".

5/4 - Alecko Papamarkou said your eulogy was "superb, greatest ever".

Hamot

MAY 23 1994

18 May, 1994

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

MAY 23 1994

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MAY 20, 1994

DEAR DR. KISSINGER,

BRAVO! FABULOUS! YOUR INTELLECT IS LEGENDARY, I'VE
GOTTEN AN INKLING OF YOUR DARLING SENSE OF HUMOR DURING IN-\ITERVIEWS (MOST RECENTLY ON THE TONIGHT SHOW). HOWEVER, I
THOUGHT YOUR EULOGY TO PRESIDENT NIXON WAS WONDERFUL. FROM
YOUR HOMAGE TRIBUTE ADDRESS AND BOW, TO YOUR DEAR FRIEND, TO
YOUR GREAT DESCRIPTION AND INSIGHT INTO THIS UNIQUE MAN. I
WAS NOT SURPRISED BY THE STRENGTH AND DIGNITY WITH WHICH YOU
SPOKE, BUT THAT YOU MAINTAINED SUCH ELOQUENCE, WHILE DISPLAYING
SUCH COMPASSION, IT WAS VERY MOVING. I FELT ALL THE SPEAKERS
DID A FINE JOB THAT DAY, THOUGH NO ONE ELSE WAS IN YOUR CLASS.

I WISH _YOU_ THE BEST OF HEALTH DR. KISSINGER, SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE AND ENJOY _MANY_ GRANDCHILDREN, FOR _MANY_ YEARS TO COME.

COUDERT BROTHERS
ATTORNEYS AT LAW

1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10036-7794

TEL:212 626-4400 FAX:212 626-4120

May 3, 1994

PERSONAL & UNOFFICIAL

Dr. Henry Kissinger
Kissinger Associates
350 Park Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, New York 10022

Dear Henry:

The simple purpose of this missive is to tell you that I thought your eulogy at former President Nixon's funeral last week was the most eloquent of those given. In addition to its content, your delivery was the most moving, without being maudlin.

On an unrelated matter, I thought Gordon Craig's review of your new book Diplomacy in the May 12th issue of "The New York Review of Books" was interesting and comprehensive, as well as complimentary (e.g., "At the end of this impressive book,..." p.14). I also enjoyed the Simon Schama review in the May 2nd issue of the "New Yorker", but I thought it less interesting than Craig's review. For my own part, I am still making my way through the 835 pages of text, but I have thoroughly enjoyed what I have traversed thus far.

With kind regards.

JBS/mac
Direct Tel: (212) 626-4444

MAY 10 1994

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MAY 10 1994

The Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
KISSINGER & ASSOCIATES
1800 "K" Street, N.W., Suite 1021
Washington, D.C. 20006

Dear Doctor Kissinger:

May 4, 1994

I was deeply moved by the strength, dignity and truth of your excellent remarks in tribute to President Richard Nixon during his funeral service in Yorba Linda on April twenty-seventh. For all which you and he did and accomplished together in life, it is entirely appropriate, indeed right, that you were "there" at the end. Loyalty and decency are two character traits which I value almost above all others -- and you, my dear doctor, have demonstrated them in spades!

At your early convenience, I would very much appreciate that you send, or cause to be sent to my attention at the address found below, a copy of your eulogy to President Nixon. Which I should exceedingly like to have for further reflection and for my personal/political files.

On a different note entirely, should you wish to have copies of the two "tomes" referenced by the enclosed materials, please let me know. As you are doubtless aware, and as yours truly (among others) has learned the "hard way," loyalty is definitely _not_ one of Wally's "strong suits!"

With my thanks and appreciation for your very kind attention, thoughtful action and splendid assistance, and with every good wish to you and Mrs. Kissinger.

GUILFORD GLAZER

1901 AVENUE OF THE STARS • CENTURY CITY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90067
(310) 277-3511
FAX (213) 879-3511

May 4, 1994

MAY - 9 1994

Dear Henry,

Just a note on two points: (1) "Diplomacy" is the best of all of your books. This is a tough subject made readable and totally fascinating. I know the book will do well. (2) Diane and I were at President Nixon's funeral. Everyone was moved by your words and the feelings you expressed.

In the field of foreign policy, Nixon's presidency is viewed by the vast majority of Americans as a great success. We know who was behind all that.

Most of us know that it was Henry Kissinger who developed the initiatives; who opened the doors; and who performed such a quantity and quality of diplomatic work not matched in our nation's history.

Diane and I send you and Nancy our warmest regards.

Dr. Henry Kissinger
Kissinger Associates
1800 K Street, N.W., Suite 1021
Washington, D.C. 20006

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April 29, 1994

The Honorable Henry Kissinger
Kissinger and Associates
350 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Dear Henry,

I did not have a chance to see you at the President's funeral, but I want you to know how deeply moved I was by your remarks. I suspect all of us in the crowd who were privileged to work with R.N. felt as I did, that you were speaking for all of us.

The most remarkable part of the day was that in his death, Richard Nixon succeeded in doing that which he had never been able to do in his lifetime - bring the whole country together. It was a wonderful event for the nation.

In that vein, I feel I must take this opportunity to ask your forgiveness if in anything I've said, done or written, I have offended you. I've gathered from our few meetings over the years that there is sensitivity on your part - and I understand why. Fresh out of prison, still nursing some pretty deep wounds, I said some things that I now realize were less than Christian.

But it's all over. History will judge us all, I hope with some objectivity. But the important thing now is that the country be as one and that the wounds be healed. In that regard, I hope you will accept this very sincere expression on my part. God bless you.

CWC:nn

"A bruised reed he will not break...
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice."
Isaiah 42:3

United Nations

Nations Unies

MAY 09 1994

DEPARTMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES
DÉPARTEMENT DE L'APPUAI AU DÉVELOPPEMENT ET DES SERVICES DE GESTION
UNITED NATIONS, ROOM DC1-1220, NEW YORK, NY 10017, USA • TEL.: (212) 963.8362 • FAX: (212) 963.8196

OFFICE OF THE UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL • BUREAU DU SECRÉTAIRE GÉNÉRAL ADJOINT

5 May 1994

Dear Dr. Kissinger,

I was very much touched by your moving speech in memory of President Nixon at Yorba Linda. A number of people at the Service also said you were really speaking from your heart. Because of the crowds of people I was not able to speak to you personally on that occasion but I do appreciate having breakfast with you on April 4 and I do believe that through your upcoming visit to China, you will contribute substantially to the solution of the present problems between our two countries, as you have always done in the past.

On another subject, as you know, Herbert Levin, my Harvard roommate, is one of those real old friends of mine with whom I was able to resume contact thanks to the initiative taken by you and President Nixon in opening up the relations between our two countries. And ever since I was met at Dulles airport by Herbert when I arrived in Washington, D.C. in April 1973 to open up the Chinese Liaison Office with Han Xu and others, our two families have maintained constant close contact with each other. We share each others' weal and woe and happily it has been mostly weal.

When I learned of my appointment to the UN as USG it was Herb to whom I first turned, outside of concerned Chinese officials, for advice concerning my new job. He was copious in his reply which made me feel that he would really be able to help me out in my new duties. I then prevailed, after some effort, upon him to take early retirement from the U.S. Foreign Service to accept my invitation to join me at the UN in 1991 as my Senior Advisor.

Since then he has carried out important missions on my behalf in Pyongyang, Beijing, Moscow, Bishkek, Baku, Paris, Rome, Oslo, etc. etc. More to the immediate point, his access to U.S. and non-U.S. government, business and academic circles is extraordinary and has greatly facilitated our work.

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Hon. Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger Associates, Inc.
26th Floor
350 Park Avenue
New York, N.Y. 10022-6022

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There has been a sharp decrease in the funds available to my department, and a resultant curtailment of activities and staff. Regrettably, Herbert Levin's innovative work, most highly evaluated by all, can no longer be supported. Accordingly, he and other senior officers of my department are ending their UN employment.

In this situation, you can imagine my happy reaction when Herb showed me the letter (enclosed) on your behalf as Chairman of the Search Committee asking if he was willing to be considered to be the new Vice President and Director of Studies of the Council on Foreign Relations. He has of course responded positively.

As you fulfill your important responsibility as Chairman of the Search Committee, I thought it might be useful for you to know that I can think of no one else who could so ably meet the criteria laid down in your letter. Herbert Levin has a genuine appreciation of what is needed to address the new complexities in international affairs, to link theories to effective policy making and to deal with the changes in the political processes of policy-making throughout the world, including in international organizations. I can from direct knowledge attest to his managerial ability, intellectual leadership and effective work with individuals of the most diverse backgrounds.

This is truly a situation where the UN's regrettable loss could be CFR's significant gain.

Yours sincerely,

Ji Chaozhu

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April 28, 1994

Dr. Henry Kissinger
Kissinger Associates, Inc.
350 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022-6022

Dear Henry,

It was with great regret that I missed your overview at the Host Foundation meeting. We were in Arizona at the time, but with you in spirit.

Your comments at the ceremony for President Nixon were both eloquent and on target. While on television, you helped educate the American people about the significance of the foreign policy contributions of the Nixon years. I include myself among the many who want to congratulate you.

As a footnote, I should mention that my wife, Libby, worked in the White House during the Nixon and Ford years, as did my cousin, who introduced us. Had Nixon not been President, my wife and I would never have met and our little boy would not exist. So I have an additional reason to appreciate those years.

Warm regards to you and to Nancy, as always,

cc: Stig Host

MAY 02 1994

57 W. 75 Street
(La Rochelle 5a)
NY NY 10023

April 26, 1994

Dear Henry

When President Nixon and I had dinner the last time, he amazed
me by bracketing your book with three or four others in the field
as classic guides, he used that word guides, and he rattled off
the names of those 3 or 4 others.

Then, in a later note thanking me for the dinner and schmooz,
after covering an unrelated matter we had been discussing, he again
referred to your book because he knew of my work in the field as an
editor at Maxwell's Pergamon Press in Oxford, and he wrote Henry as a
hands on diplomatic historian is a philosopher teaching by example.

I think he lifted that from Bolingbroke (who probably took it from Dionysius who may have swiped it from Thucydides) but it's nice, anyhow, and Jill told me to pass it on to you.

That brings us to our good friend E. May. Ernie is just plain jealous
like that green eyed monster from Othello who mocks the meat it feeds on.
Jill (you met her at one of the WH Dinners) read your book too and we
spent a few Sundays ago at Cambridge shredding his review in the TBR, with
friends. She was furious and she faxed him accordingly then and there,
flaunting her own titles and raven tresses in his face. He wrote back
that he'd rather be a "grumph" than a fool. Jill is still steaming.
She thinks TBR selected Ernie specially.

She also thinks you're handsome. What will I do with her?

APR 29 1994

ROBERT E. FRYE

April 28, 1994

Dr. Henry Kissinger
350 Park Avenue
New York, New York

Dear Dr. Kissinger,

We all struggle with declaring the feelings which have been with us over the past few days; and through the gray mist, beyond the black and white visions of our lives, a word can consolidate the emotions we feel and are trying to understand. You spoke a key word. Reconciliation.

No one can really understand all of what Richard Nixon went through, but you came very close. The two of you were kindred spirits, are kindred spirits, because the spirit in us never really dies. By your opening remarks of the eulogy, and the feelings you were conveying beyond the words spoken, the human side of Richard Nixon was better understood.

Our world is a better place because of the actions taken by you and your "soul brother" Richard Nixon. Few others really understand the complexity of our world, and what it takes to get the job done.

Please accept my condolences, and appreciation for your remarks.

Apartment 4E
130 East 67th Street
New York, New York 10021

MAY 0 2 1994

April 29, 1994

Dear Henry,

A note to say how much I admired your contribution to
the Nixon obsequies yesterday; dignified, measured,
eloquent. It set the tone for those who followed.

Best wishes

MAY 0 2 1994

VIA FACSIMILE

April 29, 1994

Dear Diana: HAK

Kissinger Associates

April 29, 1994

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FROM CONRAD BLACK
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The Hon. Henry A. Kissinger
26th Floor
350 Park Avenue
NEW YORK
New York 10022
USA

April 29th 1994

My dear Henry

I may be the only person you know who has watched every American presidential
funeral since that of Franklin D. Roosevelt, including the funeral of Herbert Hoover.
Never have I heard a more eloquent, intellectually rigorous or tastefully affecting eulogy
than the one you delivered at Yorba Linda. It was a commendation of superb elegance
and poignancy. It was not easy to summarise so prodigious and uneven a career, nor so
complicated a relationship as you had with President Nixon, but you did so masterfully.
I would be honoured if your office would send me, at your convenience, a signed copy
of your text.

On a less solemn note, please tell Nancy that she looked delicious. This is not only a
fact but a minor response to your incessant flirtations with my wife.

We both look forward to seeing you here next month.

Every good wish,

Conrad Black.

MAY 0 4 1994

William E. Simon

P. O. Box 1913
310 South Street
Morristown, New Jersey 07962-1913
(201) 898-0290

May 3, 1994

Honorable Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger Associates
350 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022

Dear Henry:

I am writing simply to tell you what a magnificent eulogy you gave
President Nixon last week. I watched the whole funeral on
television, and while all the eulogies were wonderful, yours was
without a doubt the most eloquent and moving. It captured so
perfectly the greatness of the man, both as a world leader and as
a human being. I know your words meant a great deal to his
family, and that the President himself would have been delighted
by them.

I was heartbroken to miss the President's funeral, but was caught
in quite a dilemma. Carol and I had long planned a pilgrimage to
Lourdes that week with six of our seven children, and we could not
alter our schedule at the eleventh hour. As it happened, I
neither went to Lourdes nor attended the funeral since I came down
with the flu and stayed home with a 102 degree fever while the
family was in France. But at least I was able to watch the
ceremony on television, and to pay tribute from afar to the
President.

Carol joins me in sending best love to you and Nancy, as always.

WES:ch

MAY 04 1994

Lou Huesmann
3510 Walnut Ave.
Long Beach, CA 90807

April 23, 1994

Dr. Henry Kissinger
435 E. 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022

Dear Dr. Kissinger,

I saw you recently on a TV interview here in LA after the death of President Nixon and thought again about writing you to express my thanks for your contribution to making our world a better place. I have read much of your writing along with Mr. Nixon's and can say that you both were strategic men for a strategic time. As an American who appreciates the freedom we have and the responsibilities that come with that freedom, I say thank you.

As I thought about writing you, I thought about my three children, Louie (age 7), Nathan (age 5) and Emily (age 2). Who knows what this world will be like when they are having children. But one thing my wife and I are committed to is to expose them to examples of courageous leaders, who have modeled integrity and who have influenced our world. In light of that, I would like to know if you would sign something for them. I have been putting together an album for some years of people who have touched my life and theirs. I have signed photos of people from various disciplines who have impacted society in this generation. Would you be willing to contribute to their album? I would be very grateful and they will someday appreciate it!

Thank you again.

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APR 27 1994

RENATO RUGGIERO

Rome, 27th april 1994

Mr. Henry Kissinger
New York.

Dear Henry,

President Nixon's death has touched me
profoundly.

I'm going back with my memory to the
last words of your White House years: "and yet with
all his insecurities and flaws he had brought us by
a tremendous act of will to an extraordinary moment
when dreams and possibilities conjoined".

I'm proud that this extraordinary moment
has happened because of your vision, your determination
and your action

Yours

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HENRY A. KISSINGER

By Facsimile

April 28, 1994

Dear Justice Bhagwati:

I am chagrinned that this note is so belated, the
result of another trip immediately upon returning
from Johannesburg and preparations for the memorial
service for President Nixon. But I did not want
to lose the opportunity of telling you how much I
enjoyed meeting you. Although I left disappointed
that we had not been able to accomplish what we
had hoped for, the events that followed clearly
indicated that the mediation effort was worth-
while.

I do hope we will have a chance to meet again.

Warm regards,

Henry A. Kissinger

Justice P.N. Bhagwati
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