HARVARD UNIVERSITY

CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Professor Paul Doty
Director Emeritus
(617) 495-1401

John F. Kennedy School of Government
79 J.F.K. Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138

September 3, 1986

Mr. Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger Associates
350 Park Avenue - 26th Floor
New York, NY 10022

Dear Henry:

First off, I've weathered the prostate affair and am now producing vintage Chablis effortlessly. However, it was a rather long ordeal involving five weeks with artificial plumbing. The added experience should make me a more useful consultant to my aging friends.

Returning to the WGBH TV series on the Nuclear Age that we talked about. What with vacations the team could not move on your interviewing in August but will be ready shortly at your convenience. The Executive Producer, Zvi Donner, will be in touch with you and will be sending materials that will show you the overall scheme and the context of the program involving you. I've just seen the fifth program (in rough form): it is centered on the McNamara period and relates closely to what you might like to convey. I would urge you to see the video tape or read the transcript of it.

John Newhouse has just been signed on to write an accompanying book. It will take him nearly two years but that it the schedule. The first showing will probably be late 1988.

I should be up to traveling next month and will make it to New York and pin you down for breakfast. Meanwhile, be sure to read the little position paper of Brown, Scowcroft et al. I thought it was quite good.

All the best.

SEP - 8 1986

4 September 1986

WGBH Educational
Foundation
125 Western Avenue
Boston
Massachusetts 02134
617 492 2777
Telex 710 330 6887

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

Dear Dr. Kissinger:

Following up on your conversation with Professor Paul Doty, I am
writing to confirm arrangements for an interview with you for
our television series.

Public Broadcasting

Boston:
Channel 2
Channel 44
WGBH Radio
Springfield:
Channel 57

THE NUCLEAR AGE (working title) is a thirteen-part historical
documentary series produced by WGBH/Boston in collaboration with
MIT and Harvard University. The programs will be transmitted
nationwide on public television in 1988 or early 1989. The
series is also intended to be used as a stand-alone course,
or as a supplement to existing undergraduate courses in the
subject area.

Lowell Institute
Cooperative
Broadcasting
Council

Boston College
Boston Symphony
Orchestra
Boston University
Brandeis University
Harvard University
Lowell Institute
Massachusetts Institute
of Technology
Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Science
New England
Conservatory of Music
Northeastern University
Simmons College
Suffolk University
Tufts University
University of
Massachusetts
Wellesley College

This is perhaps the most ambitious public education project
about the origins and issues of the nuclear age undertaken to
date by television. Not only will the series reach millions
of Americans on its national broadcast, but as an accredited
college telecourse it will provide educators nationwide with
a comprehensive core curriculum on nuclear issues that will
govern the way students learn about the subject for years
to come. The series will also be broadcast by our co-producers
in England and Japan, and we anticipate distribution in other
countries as well.

We view your contribution to policy-making in the nuclear age
as an absolutely vital element of the history of this period.
We are devoting an entire program to the Nixon-Kissinger era
and to the transformation of the nuclear competition between
the superpowers which took place during those years. The
program will focus on SALT I and detente, but will naturally
cover the context of the period, including efforts to conclude
the war in Vietnam, and the opening to China.

We are starting our research on the period now, and would like
to tape the interview with you either in late October or
sometime during the month of November, at your convenience.

Dr. Henry Kissinger

4 September 1986

Page Two

We would appreciate a brief preparatory meeting with you in
early October, if possible, and we will provide you with a
list of the areas of inquiry well in advance of the interview.

John Newhouse, the NEW YORKER writer, is writing a book to
accompany the series. He will contact you separately to
discuss both the book and the series. He is interested in
talking to you not only about your years in the White House,
but also about the early history of the nuclear age.

I am delighted that you have agreed to be interviewed, and
look forward to meeting you. Our producer, David Espar,
will contact your office next week to discuss arrangements
for the interview.

ZD:pm

cc: Paul Doty
John Newhouse
David Espar

September 9, 1986

To: HAK

From: SSM

Re: Boston Public TV's 13-part series on the "Nuclear Age"

Prof. Doty and the producer are trying to set a time for
a taping for this series which will air nation- and worldwide
in late 1988 or 1989.

As you no doubt know from Doty, your segment will cover the
Nixon-Kissinger years and will include SALT 1, detente,
efforts to disengage from Vietnam and the opening of China.
New Yorker writer John Newhouse is writing a companion book
to the series. Together it will be a comprehensive educational
project on the origins and issues of the nuclear age which
will also serve as an accredited college telecourse.

They are requesting to tape the interview in late October or
November -- at your office. They have asked for 2 hours for
the interview with 1 hour set-up time.

In early October they have asked for a 1-1½-hour meeting
with the producer to discuss the areas to be covered in the
taping.

Find date for taping: 2 hours ok ____ Shorten ____

Find date for meeting with producer; 1 hour OK ✓ Shorten ____

I want to think about this more before committing myself ____

DEC 18 1986

WGBH Educational
Foundation

December 12, 1986

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

Dear Dr. Kissinger;

We are writing to thank you for participating in our
program about SALT I, part of the thirteen-hour
telecourse and public television series, THE NUCLEAR
AGE.

Unfortunately, the series is not scheduled to air until
January 1989, so there is a certain measure of delayed
satisfaction for all participants involved. However, we
will inform you of the exact schedule for the programs
prior to broadcast.

Once again, thank you for your patience in sharing your
thoughts and memories with us for this historical
series.

Public Broadcasting