Yale University Library Digital Repository Collection Name: Henry A. Kissinger papers, part II Series Title: Series VI. Press Clippings Box: 862 Folder: 21 Folder Title: Clippings Persistent URL: http://yul-fi-prd1.library.yale.internal/catalog/digcoll:557743 Repository: Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library Contact Information Phone: (203) 432-1735 Email:
[email protected] Mail: Manuscripts and Archives Sterling Memorial Library Sterling Memorial Library P.O. Box 208240 New Haven, CT 06520 Your use of Yale University Library Digital Repository indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use http://guides.library.yale.edu/about/policies/copyright Find additional works at: http://yul-fi-prd1.library.yale.internal Natioh The Presidency/Hugh Sidey Majesty,Poetry and Power The best a statesman can do is to listen to the rustle ofGod's mantle through his- for,!'and try to catch the hem of for afew steps. Bismarck hen he was a student in the dusty stacks of world affairs, Henry Kissinger Wdiscovered Germany's Iron Chancellor,Otto von Bismarck, who used pow- er ruthlessly and successfully for peace, yet despite his inunense ego, sensed his own insignificance. Kissinger-luur-pondered •Bismarck's observation during his own journey through the corridors of world power. Not surprisingly, he has formed some ideas leadership,ones that could help measure the men running for President "The task of a leader is to get his people from where they are to where they "- have not been," says Kissinger."The public does not fully understand the world 1nto which it is going. Leaders must invoke,an alchemy of great vision.