Woodward: Henry Kissinger pays regular visits to see President Bush
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Published: Thursday September 28, 2006
According to Pulitzer-winning Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward, former National Security Adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger makes regular visits to see President Bush.
Woodward is set to appear on Sunday's edition of 60 Minutes to talk about his new book, "State of Denial: Bush at War III," which will hit bookstores on Monday.
Gossip columnist Liz Smith first reported the scoop about Kissinger in her column published earlier today at The New York Post.
"One thing the book will tell us is that former Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Henry Kissinger is a regular visitor to President Bush," wrote Smith.
"The president likes to receive visits from Nixon's former and most famous aide, and he urges Dr. Kissinger to call him anytime he is in Washington," the column continued.
"This will come as a surprise to the many who think the president doesn't listen to anybody," Smith wrote.
Kissinger served as National Security Advisor from 1969 to 1973 under President Richard Nixon, before switching to Secretary of State until 1977, where he also served President Gerald Ford after Nixon resigned in 1974. Nixon resigned in the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, which Woodward had broken with his former writing partner Carl Woodward.
In November of 2002, President Bush appointed Kissinger to head the 9/11 Independent Commission, but soon after many 9/11 families complained, Kissinger stepped down citing possible conflicts of interest due to his consulting firm.
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