Kissinger discharged from NYC hospital after fall

March 6, 2013 @ 9:07 am


FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 file photo, Henry Kissinger, secretary of state for President Richard Nixon, addresses the Richard Nixon Centennial Birthday Celebration in Washington. Kissinger was admitted to New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 for observation after a fall in his home. He was released the same day. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) | Zoom

NEW YORK (AP) - Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has been discharged from a New York City hospital.

The 89-year-old ex-diplomat was admitted to New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Tuesday for observation after a fall in his home. He was released the same day.

The hospital declined to release any other information.

Kissinger served under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.


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