On February 21, 1972, President Richard Nixon arrived in China for an historic visit to the Communist nation. President Nixon’s trip to China in 1972 ended twenty-five years of isolation between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and resulted in establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1979. When the Chinese Communist Party gained power over mainland China in 1949 and the Kuomintang retreated to the island of Taiwan after the de facto end of the Chinese Civil War, the United States continued to recognize the Republic of China (ROC) as the sole government of China, now based out of Taipei. Before his election as president in 1968, former Vice President Richard Nixon hinted at establishing a new relationship with the PRC.
A compilation of audiovisual materials from the collections of the Richard Nixon Presidential Library.
Collections Include:
The Naval Photographic Center
The White House Staff Super 8 Film Collection
The White House Communications Agency Sound Recording Collection
The Haldeman Diaries
A production by the Richard Nixon Presidential Library.
The spelling of names and locations is consistent with entries in the Presidential Daily Diary of Febrary, 1972.