"And in early September, after Nixon's nomination, [Nixon's foreign policy aide Richard V.] Allen asked Kissinger to join a Nixon foreign policy advisory board. Because this would have meant openly identifying himself with Nixon, Kissinger suggested instead that he work 'behind the scenes.' Joining the Nixon campaign would have precluded an appoinment in a Humphrey administration, which Kissinger saw as a distinct possibility. In 1973, Humphrey said that he would have appointed Henry National Security Adviser if he had become president..." Robert Dallek, Nixon and Kissinger: Partners in Power.
We have had threads about Humphrey winning in 1968 and about what Vietnam policies he would pursue--but has there been anything specifically about the effects of Humphrey appointing Kissinger?
We have had threads about Humphrey winning in 1968 and about what Vietnam policies he would pursue--but has there been anything specifically about the effects of Humphrey appointing Kissinger?