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February 26, 1982

Dr. Henry Kissinger
c/o Massachusetts General Hospital
Phillips House
Fruit Street
Boston, Massachusetts

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

Although you may not remember, I had the distinct pleasure of briefly meeting you in the hallway of the 12th floor of the Baker Bldg. on the Sunday after your operation. I was carrying my four-month-old baby son. My father, Frank Shard, was also operated on for the same reason by the same surgeon, Dr. Gerald Austen the day after you.

It was my intention to speak with you further, but time and circumstances did not permit. I hope that you are recovering well.

It is my understanding from recent news reports that you will be visiting Central Florida in a few short weeks. When you do visit, or at any other time, I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to visit our studios here on the East coast and perhaps record a personal interview for the air, discussing whatever topics you feel are necessary.

Again, my best wishes for a speedy recovery and I look forward to hearing from you to arrange an appointment. By the way, my father wishes to express his thanks for the lovely flowers you sent to his room.

SA:me

Post Office Box 2029 Cocoa, Florida 32922 Phone: 305/636-4411

MAR 19 1982

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March 2, 1982

Dear Dr Kissinger:

I am sending this letter enclosed with a
letter to you by our mutual friend Irving Lazar, so as to
ensure that it gets through the mountains of mail and tele-
grams that must be piled up on your doorstep. Irving assures
me that no letter of his goes unopened and I'm inclined to
agree with him.

First of all I want to wish you a prompt
recovery and a quick return to your usual ebullient health.

Then I want to tell you how much I admired
your article in Time Magazine. It is an elegant and con-
vincing piece of historical writing, generous, fair and
awesome in its revelations of the responsibilities and
problems of power. Your characterizations of the various
politicians and statesmen you had to deal with are written
with all the skill and perceptiveness of a fine novelist,
with the added distinction that these are not figures of
fiction but real movers and shakers of our times. Your picture
of Sadat in particular moved me immensely. I am sure the book
will be a fitting chapter in your brilliant career.

I close with a heartfelt Bravo!

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Feb. 25, 1982

Dear Henry,

I settled down with the excerpts of your second book last night and I was captivated. There is no question in my mind that you have done an even better job with these than in your first volume. Just terrific.

There is that marvelous mix of events. Crisis at home, crisis abroad, and you moving through the world at 650 mph and 37,000 feet trying to make some sense out of it. I doubt that I have ever read a memoir with more excitement and significance packed together. You've taken the events, captured their dimensions, boiled them down to understanding and told it all with flare. Your style is better than ever. You have preserved a certain marvelous detachment in which you always have the presence of mind to observe the details, the people, the irony; it is the real thing, with all the anguish and wonder and still with the exhilaration and sense of adventure that comes with being at the center of action.

You remain fair to all, which is no little accomplishment. Nixon was bizzare at moments. Yet, when he became engaged in the power game he was expert. You balance your assessment of every person, which is a matter of heart as well as of scholarship and that tells more about the author than anyone else.

In short, Henry, once again I am awed at your ability, understanding and hard work. You remain special in this world.

I do hope that the old pipes are properly repaired. Chris says you are doing fine. I suspect that this is the crucial period and so must remain rather calm. That is hard to do with a Time cover and all the reaction to your writing. By the way, I rather liked the idea of the Time cover but I do believe that the artist went haywire around your chin. The picture inside was more to the point.

In reading your story it suddenly occured to me last night that despite my own minor involvement in those days I never did understand how difficult and dangerous they were. I also see clearer than ever the need to be strong and to have the courage to use that strength. In a way, I guess that I gain a little hope for these days from your piece.

I await the next installment with whetted appetite.

MAR 3 1982

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February 11, 1982

Dear Mrs. Kissinger:

Lord Seiff telephoned this morning from London and asked me to convey to you and Dr. Kissinger his and Lady Seiff's best wishes. He said that he is delighted that the surgery went so well.

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DEAR FRIEND

OUR PRAYERS AND CONCERNS ARE WITH YOU. IN TIME YOU WILL BE UP AND AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND. IT IS TRUE A HEART AS BIG AS YOURS WILL BE HARD TO BYPASS. KEEP THE FAITH.

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Geneva, 17 February 1982.

Dear Henry,

Sally and I were deeply distressed to learn of your
operation, especially at this busy and critical time. We
send you our very best wishes for a prompt and full recovery.

I remain in Geneva but come back to Washington from
time to time and will try to call on you if you are there
and not too busy.

Sally and I also join in best wishes to you and Nancy.

FEB 22 1982

MORTON I. SOSLAND
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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64112

February 10, 1982

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
c/o Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts 02114

Dear Henry,

Having overheard the conversation during the Continental Grain meeting last week about your plans to go to Boston to have your shoulder examined, I was a trifle taken aback to learn about your heart surgery. But it also is now apparent that the operation has gone well, and I do hope that by the time you read this letter that you will be up and about and in the best of health.

Let's just say that I was among the many who were thinking of you and hoping for the very best of results. Depending on where our summer Continental meeting is held this year, I look forward to _you_ leading on the walks.

It also is only fitting that today the Soviet Union, after holding back since the middle of December, bought some U.S. grain. The purchase, of 150,000 tons of corn, was not all that large, but it certainly showed that _you were very right_ in the belief that the politics of Poland would not interfere with their grain buying, as long as their needs were as acute as now is apparently the case. So, thanks very much for helping me and others on the Continental Grain Board to understand this.

Take care of yourself. Follow your doctors' orders. I look forward to seeing you in the near future.

MIS/dt