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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 En-lai....
The South Lawn Departure
The President and First Lady waiving goodbye from the South Lawn News crews filmed the small crowd, including Republican and Democratic Congressmen, the Vice President and Mrs. Agnew, and the President’s two daughters, Tricia and Julie, which had all gathered around a...
Dinner with Andre Malraux
Andre Malraux, French Minister of Information and Culture After accepting the invitation to visit China, President Nixon began to prepare himself for exchanges with the Chinese leadership. One of the most important, and most difficult, aspects of the preparation was...
When Presidents Gather (And Are Alone)
On Thursday, the George W. Bush Presidential Center was dedicated on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The Center includes the forty-third President's Library and Museum as well as the George W. Bush Policy Institute and the offices of the George...
The Announcement
The July 26, 1971 cover of Time Magazine featuring RN and Dr. Kissinger. To a very keen observer, President Nixon’s acceptance of Premier Chou En-Lai’s invitation to China would not have had as great a shock as it did to the rest of the nation. President Nixon, in...
The Modern Marco Polo
Dr. Kissinger with Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai. President Nixon shocked the world when he accepted an invitation to China from Premier Chou En-Lai on national television. This event marked the beginning of the public’s awareness of administration efforts to normalize...
Ping-Pong: A Diplomatic Test Balloon
The U.S. Ping-Pong team became the first group of Americans to visit mainland China since the Communist takeover in 1949. “You have opened a new chapter in the relations between the American and Chinese people,” said Premier Chou En-Lai. “I am confident,” he...
China: Taking the Long View
This piece is part of a companion series commemorating President Nixon's Centennial and his historic 1972 journey to China. From May 1 through May 10, the Nixon Foundation is taking a delegation - led by RN's grandson Christopher Nixon Cox - to retrace the 37th...
A Founder Of Earth Day Remembers President Nixon
Monday, April 22, marks the 44th annual observance of Earth Day. It was founded in 1970 at the urging of a number of environmental groups and others interested in bringing public attention to the threat to human, animal and plant life posed by pollution and other...