Winston Lord on the 'Geopolitical Earthquake' of Kissinger's Secret Visit

As special assistant to then-National Security Advisor Henry A. Kissinger, Winston LordLord is the son of Mary Pillsbury Lord, heir to the Pillsbury Flour Co. and a prominent political figure and former head of the UN Human Rights Commission was one of a handful of people who took part in Kissinger’s secret visit to China in July 1971, which paved the way for President Richard Nixon’s historic trip to the People's Republic of China the following year. Lord later held various roles in governm

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