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Realizing Potential Behind the Peacemaker
Modern US-China relations have expanded beyond what any of President Nixon’s contemporaries could have imagined. On March 7, 1972, just a week after President Nixon’s famous trip to China, US National...
View ArticleMitigating Tensions in the Pacific
If President Nixon’s July 15th, 1971 announcement of his trip to China was a surprise to the USA, it was a shock to Japan. As Minoru Kusuda, then Chief Secretary to Prime Minister Eisaku Sato, said in...
View ArticleStriving for a Peaceful Power in the Pacific
Departing from Hawaii en route to China on February 20th, 1972, President Nixon quoted President Theodore Roosevelt: “Our history will be more determined by our position on the Pacific facing China...
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It’s the President’s Pleasure to Accept…
One of the most enjoyable duties of the President is accepting gifts from foreign heads of state on behalf of the United States of America. The First Family does not personally retain most of these...
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Mao and Nixon: A Colossal Moment in History
From left to right: Premier Zhou En-Lai, translator Tang Wensheng, Chairman Mao, President Nixon, and Henry Kissinger. (Not shown: National Security Advisor Winston Lord and Chinese Deputy Chief of...
View ArticleUnderstanding President Nixon’s Appreciation for Philosophy
Reflecting upon his February 1972 China trip, President Nixon declared that his one of his most vivid impressions was the “unique personality” of Premier Zhou Enlai. The President had gleaned only a...
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President Nixon’s China Visit, through a Contemporary Lens
On Friday, February 25, 1972, during the historic visit to China, President and Mrs. Nixon hosted a Reciprocal Banquet for the Chinese in the Great Hall of the People, the first major event ever hosted...
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1953: VP Nixon in Japan
The presidency of Richard Nixon played a crucial role in the development of post-World War II relations between Japan and the United States, which culminated in the return of Okinawa to the Japanese...
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The Pressures which Led to the Reversion of Okinawa
Prime Minister of Japan Eisaku Sato meets with President Richard Nixon to discuss conditions for the return of Okinawa, Nov. 19 1969. The Nixon administration issued 206 National Security Study...
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Okinawa Down…More Issues to Go
This political cartoon from August 1971 suggests a foreboding future for relations with Japan. Fortunately, the reality was not so grim. One of the first National Security Study Memoranda (NSSMs)...
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