A Consequential Toast

President Nixon and Premier Chou En-lai toast at the Great Hall of the People. In his toast at the Welcome Banquet on February 21st, 1972 in the Great Hall of the People, President Nixon laid out the potential that trip held for the future of the US-Chinese...

An Important Handshake

Premier Chou receives President Nixon’s extended hand upon his arrival in Peking Walking down the steps from the “Spirit of ‘76” after landing on the small tarmac of the Peking Airport, President Nixon made it a point to extend his hand toward Premier Chou...