Part 2 | Kissinger | American Experience

Discover how Kissinger’s anti-Communism would shape U.S. foreign policy, from Vietnam to the USSR.

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Part 2 | Kissinger | American Experience

Discover how Henry Kissinger’s anti-Communist zeal would shape U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile, and the Soviet Union in the second half of the 20th century, through the voices of historians and colleagues.

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