The Trials of Henry Kissinger

"...is the strange tale of former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. The advisor to the Nixon and Ford administrations..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Case Against Kissinger

War criminal or elder statesman? Filmmaker Eugene Jarecki makes a case in The Trials of Henry Kissinger.

"...children of the Seventies, my initial knowledge of Dr. Henry Kissinger -- then-President Nixon's secretary of state -- came..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Naked City

Henry Kissinger travels to Jakarta, Indonesia, to meet with the new Indonesian president on behalf of his client, Freeport-McMoran head Jim Bob Moffett.

"...rather than face a few rowdies at UT. But Henry Kissinger can't turn down a trip to Jakarta, Indonesia,..."

March 3, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Trial of Henry Kissinger

"...The Trial of Henry Kissingerby Christopher Hitchens..."

May 11, 2001 Books Review by Tim Walker

Realpolitik

Indonesia has ties to Austin through Jim Bob Moffett's Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold

"...a February visit to Jakarta, Nobel Peace Prize winner Henry Kissinger told the press that he wanted Indonesia to..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Point Austin: Unlearned History

Vietnam War Summit raises ghosts and questions

"...guest one of the architects of that mass bombing, Henry Kissinger, notorious for transmitting his version of Nixon's order..."

April 29, 2016 News Column by Michael King

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...Indonesia, who now works as a managing director at Kissinger Associates. Roy's partner there is former Secretary of State..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

The Military-Petroleum Complex

The Second Iraq War and the cronies of state capitalism

"...in the region for nearly three decades. In 1975, Henry Kissinger signed an agreement that requires the U.S. to..."

June 18, 2004 News Feature by Robert Bryce

A Work in Progress

East Timor begins the process of reconstruction in its struggle for independence.

"...was probably the question running through then-Secretary of State Henry Kissinger's mind when he was informed by Indonesian authorities..."

May 19, 2000 News Feature by John Sayles

Agnes

Sleazy, sexy, bawdy and surprising look at religion, lust, and power

"...fresh meat. Reece frames shots at crotch level (as Henry Kissinger famously said, power is the ultimate aphrodisiac), while..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The House I Live In

Eugene Jarecki examines America's war on drugs and the collateral and self-inflicted damage it has caused within one African-American family.

"...director of hard-hitting, progressivist documentaries like The Trials of Henry Kissinger and Freakanomics, he noticed the unequal burden the..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

From the Vaults: Keeping Up With the Jareckis

Nicholas Jarecki, the Arbitrage helmer, joins the Jarecki juggernaut

"...In), Eugene Jarecki's credits also include The Trials of Henry Kissinger and a chapter of the filmed version of..."

Sept. 14, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Freakonomics

The runaway nonfiction book that improbably spent two years on The New York Times bestseller list is now, just as improbably, a movie.

"...Always a Wonderful Life” by Jarecki (The Trials of Henry Kissinger). Here he explores one of the book’s most..."

Oct. 1, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers

Although it's conventionally made, this documentary offers a streamlined and resonant account of recent history.

"...curtail the bombing from within to (as dubbed by Henry Kissinger) the "most dangerous man in America" for stealing..."

April 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Once in a Lifetime

The unexpected rise and meteoric fall of the North American Soccer League in the heady, silly mid-Seventies is chronicled for the first time in this charmingly chatty documentary, which ably tracks both the birth of the sport on these shores and its ignominious downfall, which arrived almost overnight with the leave-taking of Pelé.

"...would have happened without the diplomatic skill of … Henry Kissinger. That’s no joke, either. Having bought the exceedingly..."

Aug. 11, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

Breaking more ground: Six Feet Under returns for a third season.

"...acclaimed documentary feature. First up is The Trials of Henry Kissinger (March 3). Based on the book by Christopher..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Do You Feel Safe? A Chronicle Questionnaire

Test your patriotism with our attempt at Total Information Awareness.

"...12. The appointment of Henry Kissinger to investigate the September 11 terrorist attacks on..."

Dec. 13, 2002 News Feature

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin, Central Texas, and the world

"...appointing unindicted war criminal and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to lead the "independent" inquiry into September 11...."

Dec. 6, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Spooking the Students

"...the Radical Action Network, which hoped to publicly interrogate Henry Kissinger during his planned UT address last year. After..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

West Papua declares independence from Indonesia.

"...hoping that its $250,000-per-year lobbyist, Nobel Peace Prize winner Henry Kissinger, will be able to persuade Wahid to keep..."

June 9, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Naked City

For the second year in a row, Freeport-McMoran holds its annual meeting in Delaware, making it difficult for many shareholders to attend and share their concerns.

"...a substantial number given that board members, who include Henry Kissinger and former U.S. senator J. Bennet Johnston, control..."

May 5, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Dick

"...stymied John Dean, and Rubinek as the perpetually thwarted Henry Kissinger. Orbiting around Hedaya's spastic, paranoiac Nixon, the White..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fort Knox on Poydras

Freeport Shareholders Are Secured

"...When Henry Kissinger entered the room a few minutes after 9am,..."

May 9, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Insuring Disaster

Austin: Just Another Outpost

"...policy. The paper said Moffett dispatched Freeport board member Henry Kissinger on a lobbying mission to convince administration officials..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...of Reagan and Dr. Strangelove. What was his name? Kissinger, Henry Kissinger. It hasn't been swept under the carpet,..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

'The Nixon Tapes'

What historian Douglas Brinkley heard from the 37th President may surprise you

"...it was his policy with the China breakthrough, not Henry Kissinger's. He just overshadowed Kissinger. The progenitor of Nixon's..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Arts Feature by Rod Machen

Arab Star

Texas journalist Aziz Shihab on Does the Land Remember Me?: A Memoir of Palestine

"...had done was write a story – about when Henry Kissinger was appointed to become the problem-solver between Israel..."

July 20, 2007 Books Feature by Michael King

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...facts when writing about the Sixties ["The Case Against Kissinger," Jan. 24]. Stanley Kubrick made the great Dr. Strangelove,..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column

Naked City

Action Items

"...In anticipation of former secretary of state Henry Kissinger's appearance at UT the following week, the UT-Radical..."

Jan. 21, 2000 News Feature

Freeport's Motherlode

The Feds Undress Jim Bob

"...effort launched by, among others, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Now a lobbyist who earns about $400,000 per..."

Nov. 10, 1995 News Feature

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