Nancy Kissinger's Death Severs a Personal Link to Cold War Diplomacy

Nancy Kissinger, a foreign affairs researcher who worked for Nelson Rockefeller before marrying Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1974, has died. Her passing closes a personal connection to an era of Cold War diplomacy — détente, the opening to China, Vietnam negotiations — whose legacy remains contested. She belonged to the Rockefeller-Kissinger foreign policy network before and throughout her husband's career.