This well-preserved first edition hardcover is near fine, with tight, square, and unmarked pages. The dust cover is not present, the book features blue cloth boards with bright gilt and white lettering on the spine. The front board features the author's signature imprinted. White House Years is the first of Henry Kissinger’s memoirs, published in 1979, detailing his time as National Security Advisor and Secretary of State under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Covering the period from 1969 to 1973, the book offers an inside view into the diplomatic and political challenges of the era, including the Vietnam War, U.S.-China relations, and the Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union. Kissinger, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and one of the most influential diplomats of the 20th century, provides a firsthand account of shaping U.S. foreign policy at a pivotal moment in world history.