Advisors Quote by Henry A. Kissinger

I covered the Vietnam War. I remember the lies that were told, the lives that were lost - and the shock when, twenty years…

— Walter Cronkite

Nixon did have a secret plan, and I knew that it involved making threats of nuclear war to North Vietnam.

— Daniel Ellsberg

“McNamara’s whiz kids were smart. But they had almost no experience in either war or weaponry, and were not necessarily an able substitute for…

— C.J. Chivers

I don't object to its being called "McNamara's war." I think it is a very important war and I am pleased to be identified…

— Anonymous

Any military commander who is honest will admit he makes mistakes in the application of military power. -Robert McNamara

— Call Of Duty

Obviously, as secretary of state, I had some of the most important secrets that we possess, such as going after bin Laden. So I…

— Hillary Clinton

When it came to the Vietnam War, Mr. McNamara was an early advocate of escalation but came to realize the flaws in the American…

— Samantha Power

I was extended secret service protection during my presidential run in 1984, when I received the most death threats ever made toward a candidate.

— Jesse Jackson

Unlike Hillary Clinton, who has risked so many lives with her careless handling of sensitive information, my administration will not telegraph exactly military plans…

— Donald Trump

Most of the secrets the CIA has are about people, not machines and systems, so I didn't feel comfortable with disclosures that I thought…

— Edward Snowden

“President Nixon and Kissinger were joined for the promotion ceremony by CIA director Richard Helms and Defense Secretary Laird; all the men were in…

— Garrett M. Graff

“collecting secrets was and is crucial to solving foreign policy puzzles.”

— Gregory F. Treverton