Henry Kissinger

To cheers and jeers, Margaret Thatcher is laid to rest

2013-04-17 11:51:00

LONDON -- A gun boomed once a minute, like one of her thunderous speeches in Parliament. Gray skies slowly turned blue, the color of her Conservative Party. And even Big Ben fell quiet, in tribute to a woman who loved nothing more than silencing her foes....

Thousands gather for 'Iron Lady' Margaret Thatcher's funeral

2013-04-17 04:28:00

LONDON -- With stately solemnity and military honors, Margaret Thatcher's body was borne through the streets of the British capital Wednesday morning to a funeral service where hundreds of world leaders, colleagues and friends paid their last respects...

'Star Wars' today: What would Reagan do?

2013-03-28 00:00:00

President Reagan stunned fellow citizens and the world 30 years ago this month with a dramatic announcement that the United States would develop and deploy a system capable of intercepting and destroying strategic ballistic missiles. Like President...

Allan B. Calhamer dies at 81; inventor of Diplomacy game

2013-03-07 19:16:00

The origins of the board game Diplomacy can be traced to an old geography book that Allan B. Calhamer discovered while rummaging around with a friend in the attic of his boyhood home in suburban Chicago. Calhamer was fascinated by the exotic countries...

Another Watergate gap

2013-03-01 00:00:00

The Nixon Presidential Library and Museum opened a new exhibit in Yorba Linda and online Feb. 15, "Patriot, President, Peacemaker." It covers Richard Nixon's entire life, like the permanent installation there, and claims to present "a fuller picture" than...

Zhuang Zedong dies at 72; helped get 'pingpong diplomacy' rolling

2013-02-12 18:44:00

It might have been a chance meeting or a cunning act of propaganda, but the encounter more than 40 years ago between two pingpong champions — one Chinese, the other American — launched what President Nixon would call "the week that changed the...

Joe Biden's wife is a 'Dr.,' but she doesn't deliver babies

2013-01-22 11:20:00

Is Joe Biden married to a physician? You might have gotten that impression while watching television coverage of the inauguration. “Dr.” Jill Biden’s doctorate is in education, yet word obviously has been sent out from the White House...

Buried history in Hanoi

2013-01-20 00:00:00

Out beyond the swank poolside bar at Hanoi's Metropole hotel, which I visited last month, a gated entrance opens onto a dark set of stairs. At the bottom is a dank and musty bomb shelter, and, for those who can read Vietnamese, a sign in golden...

Weekend Talk: Henry Kissinger; Charles Schumer Dianne Feinstein

2012-12-28 15:18:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week Dec. 30, 2012 - Jan. 5, 2012 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Chris Matthews Show Best and worst of 2012: Katty Kay,...

1980 Republican National Convention

2012-08-27 00:14:09

Chez Jay headed for official Santa Monica landmark status

2012-10-09 09:52:36

Opera review: 'Nixon in China' by San Francisco Opera hits highs and lows

2012-06-25 15:44:00

SAN FRANCISCO — A production here of John Adams' "Nixon in China" begins with a goose-bump gorgeous projection on a scrim in front of the stage of Air Force One gracefully gliding into Beijing through slate gray clouds on a winter's day. Lawrence...

A left-field documentary that came to DVD only last year, this film shines a light on a bizarre yet fascinating window in the '70s when international stars were wooed to play soccer in the U.S.

2013-01-18 13:19:48

Henry Kissinger will be a guest on "Fareed Zakaria GPS"

2012-12-28 15:13:00

Elizabeth Taylor's passions were legend. She loved to eat, which led to well-publicized battles with weight over the years.

2012-11-23 11:34:38