27 Years Ago In Time

Colin Powell is not the first Secretary of State to come into the job with high expectations. HENRY KISSINGER, named Richard Nixon's man at State in 1973, had a portfolio of diplomatic successes and "the unmistakable aura of a true celebrity."

According to a recent Gallup poll, Kissinger is the man Americans admire most in the world today. Abroad he has achieved the kind of celebrity status seldom enjoyed by anyone but top movie stars; in fact, he has become in some places almost a cult figure. His round, expressive face draws more instant recognition in many nations than even that...

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