92 Bank Street
New York City
12 September '72

Dear Mr. Kissinger

Some time ago, when President Nixon came back from
China, I wrote you expressing my appreciation of what
you have done. You then dutifully wrote me an acknow-
ledgement and, an artist, I found your signature
enigmatic and compelling. It transmutes, becomes
a streak of form rather than a name. I have used
it in the collage which I enclose. If you like it,
it is yours - for a price: your signature ten times
in blue ink on white paper. By the way, I use paper
handmade by Douglass Howell, who studied Renaissance
methods for fourteen years in Florence and supplied
Jackson Pollock with the big white sheets he did
some black drawings on. I have had three shows at
the Betty Parsons Gallery here in New York and my
work has been shown at the Whitney and bought by the
Modern.

If you don't much like the collage, you will not
offend me in the slightest by returning it.

I do hope this request for your signatures is not
too much of a task for an already overburdened man.

WBZ-WBZ-TV BOSTON
WINS NEW YORK
KYW-KYW-TV PHILADELPHIA
WJZ-TV BALTIMORE
KDKA-KDKA-TV PITTSBURGH
WOWO FT WAYNE
WIND CHICAGO
KPIX SAN FRANCISCO
KFWB LOS ANGELES

90 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10016 983-5060

WESTINGHOUSE BROADCASTING COMPANY INC

DONALD H McGANNON
President
and
Chairman of the Board

May 24, 1971

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger
Assistant to the President
National Security Affairs
The White House
Washington, D. C. 20025

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

The enclosed is the ninth in the series of limited-issue serigraphs which appeared in leading publications on behalf of Group W, the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company. It is the work of Miss Corita Kent, who has won international acclaim for her prints.

The striking quotation from Abraham Lincoln has never been more relevant than today. In these stormy times not only must the new be thoroughly tested but so must the old concepts which were so comfortable in the quiet past. And it is the responsibility of the broadcaster to provide the forum where the new and the old may be examined.

I wanted you to have this serigraph for your personal framing. I do hope you will find it interesting and perhaps stimulating, and I would welcome your reaction, comments and even criticism that you have on this philosophy and concept.

GROUP

October 5, 1971

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

Some four years ago a series of radio dramas about ten outstanding black Americans was produced by Group W and broadcast over our radio stations. The programs, "The Great Ones" aroused considerable interest. They were not only rebroadcast but tapes were made available to hundreds of schools, civic groups and other radio stations.

As a result of this response, another series of "The Great Ones" was produced and broadcast over our stations last year. Since their broadcast, an outstanding black American, Whitney M. Young, Jr., passed away. We have dedicated this new album to his memory.

I hope you enjoy listening to this album and I shall be happy to receive any comments you may have on it.

WBZ-WBZ-TV BOSTON
WINS NEW YORK
KYW-KYW-TV PHILADELPHIA
WJZ-TV BALTIMORE
KOKA-KOKA-TV PITTSBURGH
WOWO FT WAYNE
WIND CHICAGO
KPIX SAN FRANCISCO
KFWB LOS ANGELES

January 24, 1972

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

There are many aspects of a year, any year, that all of us would like to recapture in the vivid moments of their happening.

With this in mind, we have prepared "Perspective '71" which chronicles the significant happenings of the past year. What you will hear is, for the most part, taken from the broadcast files of the Group W radio stations but with the added dimension of perspective that lifts it from the daily deadline of the newsman. Like history, it is intended as a two-way beacon, illuminating the past and shedding light on the future.

I welcome your reaction to our interpretation of the events of the past year and, at the same time, extend my best wishes for 1972.

March 17, 1972

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

Enclosed is a limited-issue serigraph of a Group W adver-
tisement which appeared recently in leading publications.
The artist, Corita Kent, is internationally renowned for
her serigraphs which have formed the basis for a continu-
ing series of ads expressing our corporate philosophy.
Here, Corita illustrates Francis Bacon's astute obser-
vation, "All rising to a great place is by a winding stair."

The goals of our free society are stable objectives. However,
the pathways by which they are reached are often rutted,
muddled and filled with confusion. That's why the tools of
broadcasting -- objective reporting, open discussion and
solid investigation -- are vital to obtaining those principles
upon which our country depends.

I wanted you to have this serigraph for your personal framing.
I do hope you find it enriching and thought-provoking and I
would welcome any comments that you may have.

Kindest regards.

KISSINGER, HENRY A.

DONALD H McGANNON

September 11, 1972

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

Enclosed is a limited-issue serigraph of a Group W
advertisement which appeared recently in leading publi-
cations. It is the work of Miss Corita Kent who has
won international acclaim for her prints. The quotation
is by Robert Louis Stevenson..."The cruelest lies are
often told in silence."

Silence on a subject may be dangerous for it may be
misconstrued as consent. Free discussion on the other
hand, involving different points of views often reveals
falsehood and points the way to truth. And, responsible
broadcasting can serve as an excellent means towards
this end, with objective reporting, accurate investigation
and the presentation of different viewpoints.

I wanted you to have this serigraph for your personal
framing and I hope you will find it interesting and sti-
mulating.

And, I welcome your reaction, comments or criticism
of this philosophy as it relates to broadcasting.

KISSINGER, HENRY A.

October 22, 1969

Dear Mr. Mendes-Costa:

I am most grateful to you for sending me your recent collection of essays "Devenir Britannique" and I particularly appreciate the personal inscription which you included. I will be reading this volume with interest.

Mr. Jose Mendes-Costa
9, rue d'Orange
Luxembourg

Retyped:HAK:feg:10/21/69

RECEIVED
OCT 2 5 1969
CENTRAL FILES

MEMORANDUM

THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON

ACTION

October 16, 1969

MEMORANDUM FOR MR. KISSINGER

FROM: Helmut Sonnenfeldt

SUBJECT: Receipt of Collection of Essays "Devenir Britannique"

If the signature in the inscription is that of the author of this book (Tab B) -- which I can't vouch for -- attached is a letter to the author thanking him (Tab A).

RECOMMENDATION

That you sign the letter at Tab A.