Nancy Kissinger

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Nancy Kissinger
Kissinger at the Metropolitan Opera opening in September 2009
Born
Nancy Sharon Maginnes

(1934-04-13) April 13, 1934 (age 90)
EducationMount Holyoke College (B.A., History, 1955)
Harvard University
OccupationPhilanthropist
Spouse(s)
Henry Kissinger
(m. 1974; died 2023)

Nancy Sharon Kissinger (née Maginnes; born April 13, 1934) is an American philanthropist and socialite. She was the widow of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.[1]

Before her marriage, she was an aide to New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller. She worked as Kissinger's researcher while he worked at Harvard University.[2] She later became director of international studies for Rockefeller's Commission on Critical Choices for Americans.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Kissinger and Nancy Maginnes, Rockefeller Aide, Are Wed Near Capital and Fly to Acapulco for Honeymoon". New York Times. March 31, 1974.
  2. "Somebody to Come Home To". Time Magazine. April 8, 1974. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008.
  3. "Nancy Kissinger Hospitalized with Undisclosed Ailment". Seattle Times. December 18, 1994.