ABSTRACT
On September 1, 2018, Henry Kissinger joined with Senator John McCain’s daughter Meghan McCain and former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, eulogizing the late Senator at his funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral. Kissinger had been instrumental in ending the Vietnam War during the Nixon administration, a war in which McCain so famously served as a naval officer. John’s focus was on creating a better future. As a senator, he supported the restoration of relations with Vietnam, helped bring it about on a bipartisan basis in the Clinton administration and became one of the advocates of reconciliation with his enemy. John returned to America divided over its presidency, divided over the war. Amidst all of the turmoil and civic unrest, divided over the best way to protect country and over whether it should be respected for its power or its ideals.
