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Nancy Sharon Kissinger (née Maginnes; born April 13, 1934) is an American philanthropist and Rockefeller political aide, and the widow of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The couple married on March 30, 1974, in Arlington, Virginia. Life and career
- Nancy Sharon Maginnes, April 13, 1934 (age 89), New York City, U.S.
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Kissinger, aged 50, tied the knot with Nancy Maginnes on March 30, 1974, in Arlinton, Virginia. The two met at Harvard, where she was a student and Kissinger was a professor.
- Henry Kissinger Today: Nobel Peace Prize–Winning Diplomat Dies at Age 100
- Vietnam War and Nobel Peace Prize
- Chinese-American Relations
- Cold War Treaties and The Yom Kippur War
- Advising Presidents Reagan and Bush
Influential diplomat Henry Kissinger died November 29 at his Connecticut home, according to a statement from his consulting firm. The centenarian served as the 56th U.S. secretary of state, from 1973 to 1977, under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. “Secretary Kissinger really set the standard for everyone who followed in this job,” current ...
The great foreign policy trial of Kissinger’s career was the Vietnam War. By the time he became national security advisor in 1969, the Vietnam War had become enormously costly, deadly, and unpopular. Seeking to achieve “peace with honor,” Kissinger combined diplomatic initiatives and troop withdrawals with devastating bombing campaigns on North Vie...
In addition to ending the Vietnam War, Kissinger also accomplished a host of other foreign policy achievements. In 1971, he made two secret trips to the People’s Republic of China, paving the way for President Nixon’s historic visit in 1972 and the normalization of Chinese-American relations in 1979.
Kissinger was also instrumental in bringing about the early 1970s détente between the United States and the Soviet Union. In 1972, he negotiated the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, helping to ease tensions between the two Cold War superpowers. When détente was threatened by the October 1973 Yom Kippu...
Kissinger stepped down as secretary of state at the conclusion of Gerald Ford’s administration in 1977, but he continued to play a major role in American foreign policy. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan appointed him to chair the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America. From 1984 to 1990, under Presidents Reagan and George H.W. Bush, he s...
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From 1943 to 1946 Dr. Kissinger served in the U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps and from 1946 to 1949 was a captain in the Military Intelligence Reserve. He married Ann Fleischer in 1949 and was divorced in 1964. There were two children, Elizabeth and David. In 1974 he married Nancy Maginnes. Selected Bibliography.
Nov 29, 2023 · With his towering second wife, Nancy Maginnes — who grew up in White Plains near Punch Sulzberger — back at home happily smoking with their blond Lab, Tyler, he spent his evenings of these ...
Nov 29, 2023 · Kissinger is survived by his wife, Nancy Maginnes; two children from his first marriage to Ann Fleischer, whom he divorced in 1964; and five grandchildren.
Oct 29, 2009 · Kissinger married Ann Fleischer in 1949, and the couple had two children. They divorced in 1964 and he married Nancy Maginnes in 1974. Kissinger died on November 29, 2023, at his home in...
