Kissinger

Understandably, even Tea Leoni is a bit exasperated with all the questions about Clinton comparisons, shouting “Kissinger!”

Nixon gripes about how Kissinger defers to him in public, but in private conversations, “where it counts,” builds himself up.

Inside, guests reported, a mariachi band played, and Kissinger was regaled with a slew of speeches.

In fact, the Kissinger quote was widely known two years before the cable was produced.