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The Documentary Podcast, Kissinger’s Legacy

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Kissinger’s Legacy


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3 December 2023

27 minutes

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Henry Kissinger was one of the most important diplomatic figures of the last 50 years. James Naughtie looks back at his global influence, as he reflects on his own interview with Kissinger, conducted just a year before his death.

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