This biography of Henry Kissinger, America's most controversial Secretary of State, draws on 150 interviews - including more than 24 extensive sessions with Kissinger - this biography takes Kissinger from his childhood as a presecuted Jew in Nazi Germany through to his career as Secretary of State and his present job as a globe-trotting business consultant. Interviews with Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, H.R. Haldeman, Russian diplomats, cabinet colleagues, disillusioned aides, political adversaries and childhood friends and business colleagues are included.