Henry Kissinger...
...was National Security Advisor and secretary of state during the Nixon administration and the Vietnam War, maintaining his position even after Watergate
...is considered a 'liberal Republican'
...is not connected with the Watergate scandal
...pioneered d??tente policies, including increased diplomacy, which led to considerable relief of United States-Soviet Union hostilities
...won the 1973 Nobel Peace Price for negotiating ceasefire and the United States' withdrawal from Vietnam
...was disliked by both political extremes: leftist pacifists and rightist anti-communists
...has been accused of war crimes due to United States policies toward South America and East Timor
...is so 'respected and admired for his diplomatic skill' that, during his political heyday, the American populace considered changing the born-United States citizen rule to allow him to run for president
