Hang Kissinger - Dec 19 1972 phone talk with marder In response to my call about Xuan I Thuy's charge Henry tried to make 126 changes in the Vietnam draft Heg called back-uprobabln Just to blow his top He came on the phone rearing about outrageous Washposg and when I sorted out his target it was today 's editori on I'The Great Charade rather than me Ybu've been I 80% rational Said he was furious not about criticism but that editorial had impugned his motives and his good will Then followed some clipped responses to my questionsg it about Thuy's charges and Kissinger who rarely swears in any convereation I have had with said among otheg things It is a ack of lies Itis a blatant a bald-faced don't kl know what those sons of bitches are total unadulterated crap g Insisted nothing remotely like 126 changes were ever were only eight issues all together There were only four issues in the last major issue that was discussed occurred in one Can any one really believe that having negotiated in Berlin in Shanghai in Mbscow I Ilat would present 126 issues to be so tled in one Then after more of the same he said Of course this is all off the record and You know I'm not 3 supposed to talk to you I said no I didn't know thag when did that happen and why He said You know it said all right but I'm talking to you The main point of all this was his mood as though he were in a state of seige pressed I from all sides He ended up saying bitterly Tell Phil it Geyelin that I deeply-appreciated his editorial it made me feel that all the time I spent with him was and he cut off the conversation murrey                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone  202 994‐7000  Fax  202 994‐7005  nsarchiv@gwu edu