On this day in 1973, National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger started a new job in the Nixon administration: Secretary of State. The first foreign-born top diplomat, Kissinger was also the first (and only) person to serve as National Security Advisor while running the State Department. Premiering next month on PBS, our new two-part, three-hour biography offers an incisive portrait of the enigmatic powerbroker, from his childhood in Hitler’s Germany to his swift rise to the highest rungs of Amer

Born in Germany in 1924, Henry Kissinger’s childhood came to an abrupt end with the rise of the Nazi party—an experience that forged his worldview. Our new two-part biography, KISSINGER, premieres October 27 & 28 at 9/8c on PBS. Check local listings. #KissingerPBS | American Experience | PBS