October 8, 1959

The Honorable Nelson A. Rockefeller
Governor of the State of New York
22 West 55th Street
New York, New York

Dear Nelson:

When I was at the German-American Conference in Bonn, Hamilton Fish Armstrong, the editor of *Foreign Affairs* and one of the delegates, asked me whether I would approach you on his behalf about doing an article for *Foreign Affairs*. He said that he would have written you himself, but that he will be in Europe for another five to six weeks and that he did not think he could put his case before you fully while abroad.

Armstrong felt that you might welcome an opportunity to express your views on foreign policy in a non-partisan forum such as *Foreign Affairs*, in which, as you know, eminent people from all over the world regularly state their views. It seemed to him that *Foreign Affairs* might be the natural place for a rather full statement of your view on the problems and opportunities facing American foreign policy. *Foreign Affairs* is all the more useful for such an effort as it is not subject to the usual space limitations of the more popular journal, or identified with any partisan view.

*Foreign Affairs* until recently had a basic circulation of 20,000. It has recently been adopted for the Book of the Month Club, increasing its circulation to 125,000. This however does not adequately define its influence. Articles of consequence in *Foreign Affairs* are invariably picked up by the daily press. (For example, Khrushchev's recent article was reproduced in full by the *New York Times*.) Moreover, most key individuals in the country concerned with foreign policy read *Foreign Affairs* as a matter of course. My own experience has been that articles I have written for *Foreign Affairs* have had a greater impact both here and abroad than those for any other journal, including the *New York Times Magazine*, which has 100 times the circulation.

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October 9, 1959

The Honorable Nelson A. Rockefeller
22 West 55 Street
New York, New York

Dear Mr. Rockefeller:

I have just been speaking on the telephone with Henry Kissinger and was delighted to have confirmation of the possibility that you might write an article for the January issue of FOREIGN AFFAIRS. As I have been in touch with Ham Armstrong in Europe, I know I speak for him in extending a warm invitation to you to do so. A broadly conceived and well-thought-out statement of your ideas in the field of American foreign policy would be most useful and influential. From all points of view, I should think that publication in mid-December was ideal timing for an article of this kind.

We can, I think, assure you the widest publicity beyond the pages of FOREIGN AFFAIRS. In addition, the circulation of our January issue will be increased by about 125,000 subscribers, the result of the Book-of-the-Month Club selecting FOREIGN AFFAIRS as a dividend for December-January.

If you would like to talk about the matter further or if we can be of any help to you in an editorial capacity, we would be delighted to be of assistance. This is being written in great haste in order to get it in the mails before the long weekend, but it carries our sincere hopes that you will adopt Henry's suggestion, and that we may have the honor of presenting your first comprehensive analysis of foreign affairs.

PHILIP W. QUIGG

Yonna sincerely,

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Dear Mr. Rockefeller:

New York, New York
55 West 22 Street
The Honorable Nelson A. Rockefeller

October 9, 1959

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October 14, 1959

Dear Nelson:

Would you be willing to see for five minutes somebody whom I very much would like to have do a paper for the studies? His name is Albert Wohlstetter and he is a staff member of the RAND Corporation. In that capacity he has made the best study I know of on the requirements for all-out war, protection of our retaliatory force, and similar matters. He is a very vain person, and while he agreed to help, I think a personal word of appreciation on your part and a statement of how interested you are in his support would improve his final product considerably. If you agree, the next time I come to New York I will arrange a date with Ilene for you to talk with him.

Kind regards.

cc: RP

October 23, 1959

Dear Nelson:

I am enclosing the latest status report on the studies for your information. In addition to these papers we are making a survey of major articles and other proposals with the view of establishing a card file of significant proposals. By early next year we ought to have a file catalog of the state of public discussion together with any ideas which are submitted as a part of this program.

I was tremendously impressed by your performance in Chicago, both as to tone and substance. It seems to me both right and wise that you emphasize the possibilities of constructive action and do not permit yourself to appear a tactician like most other public figures.

All good wishes and kind regards.

STATE OF NEW YORK
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER
ALBANY

NELSON A. ROCKEFELLER
GOVERNOR

November 18, 1959

Dear Henry:

Your thoughtful wire was very much appreciated. The trip was really exciting and I am very grateful to you for your help in connection with the speeches. They were much better received by the audiences than by the press which was looking for a headline rather than a philosophical analysis of the situation we are facing.

The reaction of the people was most friendly. An interesting statistic was the fact that Dick spoke in Los Angeles at a Rosary Hour dinner on November third attended by 1000; at the World Affairs Council, they sold 2000 tickets and had to turn down an additional 2000 applicants. I was particularly impressed with the young people who really show a tremendously deep interest and concern in the current situation.

I hope to see you soon and again a thousand thanks for your help.

With best wishes,

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
6 Divinity Place
Cambridge, Massachusetts

November 23, 1959

Dear Henry:

I have to deliver a speech in
Milwaukee on international affairs and am very
interested to get your feeling as to what phase
you would feel from your contacts in intellectual
circles might appropriately be discussed to round
out a balance of approach.

I am enclosing copies of the three
economic speeches and the two foreign policy
speeches made to date. I have done nothing so far
on the military question either related to space or
related to the organizational structure of the
Department of Defense. Your thoughts on this whole
subject in an outline would be much appreciated and
very helpful. The speech is for the weekend of
December twelfth.

I will be gone until next Monday.
Perhaps you could shoot something to me during the
latter part of this week.

Best wishes.

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
6 Divinity Avenue
Cambridge 28, Massachusetts

December 28, 1959

Honorable Nelson A. Rockefeller
Governor of the State of New York
810 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York

Dear Nelson:

It would be idle to deny the feeling almost of despair when I learned of your withdrawal--despair not for you but for the country and the cause of freedom in the world. Four years is a long time in our age and many opportunities which now exist will have disappeared. Much suffering which could have been avoided must now be experienced. We are leading, I am convinced, for dark, perhaps desperate times, and to make matters worse, all seems calm now--the calmness, I fear, of the eye of a hurricane.

All this is, however, a subject for another occasion. You did what you thought right with dignity and courage. Today it seems above all appropriate to thank you for the opportunities to be associated with you at various times and particularly in this adventure. All of us who have had this privilege have become better human beings because of it. In an age dominated by little men with strong wills you have permitted us a vision of greatness. In a period of clever, petty calculation, you have shown the possibilities of conviction. In an atmosphere of expediency, you have given us hope and purpose, and you have done so not by preachment but by example.

There is no doubt in my mind that the country will one day be as grateful for these qualities as your friends and associates are today. In the meanwhile I can only tell you what you must surely know: whatever tasks you my set for yourself you can count on my devotion, admiration, and friendship.

With warm regards.

Henry V. Krauszler

Bureaucracy, yours,

Warm regards as always.

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Dear Nelson:

New York, New York
55 West 22nd Street
Governor of the State of New York
Honorsple Nelson V. Rocketteller

December 28, 1958

Hon. Nelson A. Rockefeller
Governor of the State of New York
Albany, New York

Dear Nelson:

The enclosed article is somewhat
on the technical level, but I thought you
might like to see my current thinking about
the European situation.

Best regards.

Signed by Mr. Kissinger before his departure.

Signed by Mr. Krasinger before his departure.

Henry V. Krasinger

Sincerely yours,

Best regards.

the European situation.

might like to see my current thinking about
on the technical level, but I thought you

Dear Nelson:

Vipark, New York
Governor of the State of New York
Hon. Nelson V. Rockettler