Moreover, Kissinger and Nixon deeply distrusted each other. Kissinger was sometimes contemptuous {behind Nixon's back} of the President. He called Nixon "our drunken friend," a "basket case," or "meatball mind." Kissinger was also given to fits of temper. After one of these tantrums Nixon confided that he might have to fire Kissinger unless he got psychological help.
( James T. Patterson )
[ Grand Expectations: The United ]
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