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The Death of Henry Kissinger

Calvin Trillin

December 12, 2023

Secretary of State Henry Kissinger make a statement in the State Department briefing room after receiving the Nobel Peace prize. (Wally McNamee / Corbis / Getty Images)

When somebody dies it is saidOne shouldn’t speak ill of the dead.To that I have tried to stay true.It’s rarely been harder to do.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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