The Opening of China: Nixon’s Global Impact

The Opening of China: Nixon’s Global Impact

[youtube https://youtu.be/UoITZ7zgl5I] On February 21, 1972, Richard Nixon became the first U.S. president to visit the People’s Republic of China. Called “the week that changed the world,” Nixon’s visit would pave the way for the opening of...

Nixon On the Record: End China’s Isolation

President Nixon addresses Midwestern media executives in Kansas City on July 6 1971.44 years ago, President Nixon acknowledged the harsh reality of America’s standing in the world: that it could no longer claim global hegemony in an increasingly multi-polar and...

Developing Nixon’s China Policy

Richard Nixon’s 1953 Far East Trip holds pivotal, if little known, importance in the history of US-China relations. It was on this trip that Nixon realized the true importance of China in the fight against communism, and began to take it seriously as a significant...
Planning the Surprise – Media and the Trip to China

Planning the Surprise – Media and the Trip to China

Often termed “The Week that Changed the World,” President Nixon’s 1972 trip to China was founded upon intense planning. Geopolitics were at the fore, but society’s reaction to the trip formed a complementary component, and great strategy went into determining the role...

The Opening to China

The Opening of China Nixon Legacy Forum William G. McGowan Theater National Archives, Washington, D.C. November 14, 2014 Sharply deviating from decades of silent hostility between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, President Nixon’s...