#NixoninChina

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Next Monday, February 21, marks the 50th anniversary of President Nixon's historic visit to China. Read our A/V archivist Ryan's blog post about the related materials in the archive!

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[kaploded2]

#Repost @kopsrecords with @repostapp ・・・ After a long and arduous wait/search... we finally got a copy of John Adams' opera "Nixon in China", the opera based on Nixon's visit to China and his subsequent "opening of China to the West" (and uh... Taiwan losing its seat at the UN, but we prefer to avoid politics) You should listen to it; it's very well written AND 3 tracks from it were arranged to be used in Civilization IV ! . #kopsbloor #kopsrecords #vinyl #nixoninchina #opera

[estatesbyamanda]

Pre-opera! :) #nixoninchina #opera #SanDiego #california #lovinglife #realtor #realestateagent (at San Diego Civic Theatre)

[nic-fjord]

Loving this aria! #News! #nixoninchina #johnadams (at Mississippi College)

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[richardnixonlibrary]

#OTD 2/26/1972 In Hang-chow (Hangzhou), President Nixon took time for a historic photo op with the US press corps who accompanied him to China, including: Nixon staffer Diane Sawyer, Helen Thomas, Barbara Walters, Walter Cronkite, Erik Sevareid, Dan Rather, Ted Koppel, William Buckley, and others. (Image: WHPO-8635-18A) #NixonInChina

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#NixonInChina #OTD 2/27/1972 The Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee hosted a banquet in honor of their American guests at the Shanghai Exhibition Hall. We can only assume President Nixon heeded Deputy Assistant Dwight Chapin's advice. (Image: WHPO-8616-29)

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#OTD 2/24/1972 "What is most important is that we have an open world. As we look at this Wall, we do not want walls of any kind between peoples." President and Mrs. Nixon visited the Ba Da Ling section of the Great Wall of China and the Imperial Tombs of the Ming Dynasty. (Images: WHPO-8553-29A, 8548-26A, 8556-25A)

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#NixonInChina #OTD 2/28/1972 President and Mrs. Nixon President and the First Lady departed Hung Chiao (Hongqiao) Airport in Shanghai for Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, aboard Air Force One "The Spirit of '76". (Images: WHPO-8626-26 & 8636-21A)

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#OTD 2/20/1972 Most of the press corps covering President Nixon's historic trip to China, along with some White House staffers, arrived on two chartered planes in advance of the President and First Lady. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Max Frankel wrote "The reception for the press in both Shanghai and Peking has been gracious and efficient." This photo includes young White House press aide Diane Sawyer who would go one to become one of the most recognizable faces in American television news. (Image: WHPO-8467-29)

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#OTD 2/21/1972 President Nixon arrived in China on his historic visit. He was the FIRST American President to visit the People's Republic of China. In Beijing (Peking), the Americans were greeted by a Chinese diplomatic delegation led by Premier Zhou Enlai (Chou En-lai) and a 500-man military honor guard. #NixonInChina (Image: WHPO-8498-17)

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2/27/1972 The Shanghai Municipal Revolutionary Committee hosted a banquet in honor of their American guests at the Shanghai Exhibition Hall. We can only assume President Nixon heeded Deputy Assistant Dwight Chapin's advice to practice using chopsticks. (WHPO-8616-29)

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2/22/1972 President Nixon and the US delegation met at the Great Hall of the People with Chinese dignitaries including Premier Chou En-lai. 

(Image: WHPO-8526-04 and 07)

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2/26/1972 Reviewing the Honor Guard of the People's Liberation Army before boarding AF1 at Capital Airport Peking en route to Hangzhou. (WHPO-8588-14)