People: Dec. 19, 1983

As both Gerald Ford and Henry Kissinger know, nothing could be stranger than the intricate power struggles of real-life politics, except perhaps the convolutions of the prime-time TV soap Dynasty. Ford, 70, and Kissinger, 60, will make cameo appearances next week on the program. It was filmed at an actual charity benefit for the Children's Diabetes Foundation. During the big party scene, Ford and Wife Betty meet Blake and Krystle Carrington (John Forsythe and Linda Evans), and Kissinger exchanges greetings with Krystle's nemesis, Alexis (Joan Collins). Will Blake charm Jerry into a profitable...

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