Talk:Henry Kissinger

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This article was selected as the article for improvement on 5 August 2013 for a period of one week.

This article has been mentioned by multiple media organizations:

Rose, Janus (November 30, 2023). "Wikipedia Editor Who First Noted Henry Kissinger's Death Has Become an 'Instant Legend'". Vice. Retrieved November 30, 2023. Wikipedia users are celebrating the first user to edit Henry Kissinger's Wikipedia page after the widely-hated American statesman and war criminal was announced dead on Wednesday at the age of 100.
Huggins, Kathrine (November 30, 2023). "'I'd put that on my resume': Wikipedia editor brags she was 'the girl' who changed 'is' to 'was' on Henry Kissinger's page". The Daily Dot. Retrieved December 1, 2023. Others revealed that the post was how they found out about Kissinger's passing.

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Section size for Henry Kissinger (62 sections)
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U.S. Army	4,600	4,600
Academic career	11,985	11,985
Foreign policy	5,552	91,056
Détente and opening to the People's Republic of China	4,713	4,713
Vietnam War	14,799	20,224
Interview with Oriana Fallaci	5,425	5,425
Bangladesh Liberation War	7,868	7,868
Europe	2,631	2,631
Israeli policy and Soviet Jewry	3,449	3,449
Arab–Israeli conflict	9,652	9,652
Persian Gulf	1,583	1,583
Turkish invasion of Cyprus	5,988	5,988
Latin American policy	3,318	19,585
Intervention in Chile	7,558	7,558
Argentina	7,800	7,800
Brazil's nuclear weapons program	909	909
Rhodesia	1,110	1,110
Portuguese Empire	2,018	2,018
East Timor	2,363	2,363
Cuba	1,994	1,994
Western Sahara	1,488	1,488
Zaire	838	838
Later roles	18,961	52,280
Views on U.S. foreign policy	35	33,319
Yugoslav Wars	2,907	2,907
Iraq	4,996	4,996
India	179	179
China	8,463	8,463
Iran	2,642	2,642
2014 Ukrainian crisis	4,439	4,439
Computers and nuclear weapons	2,683	2,683
COVID-19 pandemic	417	417
Russian invasion of Ukraine	5,450	5,450
2023 Israel–Hamas war	1,108	1,108
Public perception	9,149	22,890
Legacy and reception	813	13,741
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Death	4,484	22,465
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Notable works	18	7,061
Theses	375	375
Memoirs	767	767
Public policy	2,431	2,431
Other works	597	597
Articles	2,873	2,873
See also	275	275
Notes	48	48
References	15	1,785
Citations	36	36
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Biographies	2,684	2,684
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Ambiguous phrasing

The article states

Kissinger told Nixon that Bush was "too soft and not sophisticated" enough to properly represent the United States at the United Nations and expressed no anger when the United Nations General Assembly voted to expel Taiwan and give China's seat on the United Nations Security Council to the People's Republic.[66]

It is not clear who expressed no anger. AxelBoldt (talk) 09:54, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bush, expressed no anger, from the way it’s written. Ahclarice (talk) 16:38, 9 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

His tenure as Secretary of State should have its own article

In the same way Clinton and Rice have their own articles for their time as Secretary of State, Kissinger for his significant impact on foreign affairs definitely deserves its own article. Vinnylospo (talk) 06:23, 11 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed OptimisticPedant (talk) 14:21, 22 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Lead Section

@Neveselbert, why did you revert my change to the lead? Your edit summary was "discuss on talk" and then you never said anything on the talk page. Loki (talk) 05:22, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See WP:BRD. The lead has been stable for months now, and I don't see what was wrong it previously. ‑‑Neveselbert (talk · contribs · email) 19:06, 14 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]