Former diplomat and presidential adviser Henry Kissinger marks his 100th birthday on Saturday, outlasting many of his political contemporaries who guided the United States through one of its most tumultuous periods including the presidency of Richard Nixon and the Vietnam War. David Kissinger, writing in The Washington Post on Thursday, said his father’s centenary “might have an air of inevitability for anyone familiar with his force of character and love of historical symbolism. In recent years Kissinger has continued to hold sway over Washington’s power brokers as an elder statesman. As recently as this month, Kissinger opined that the war in Ukraine is reaching a turning point with China entering negotiations. Kissinger remained one of Nixon’s most trusted advisers through his administration from 1969 to 1974, his power only growing through the Watergate affair that brought down the 37th president.

Source: ABC News May 27, 2023 19:10 UTC