American Experience; Nixon; 302; Nixon in China, 1972 [Part 1 of 2]
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- Transcript
Your story their effort to kill an information gap 23 years wide in the days began at Peking airport on February 21st. Harry Reasoner was there but for that for the present. You know as we expected very very. Directly behind the premiere of her bitter bitter grows her better. President is a good deal more
about getting anywhere and not only the defense but it also engages in a great many activities agriculture political education through every organization. The common scenes of baking still unusual Don't American want you essentially what you're seeing out there you've heard like directly expanding that girl what he had to do at the far end rather than the early and requiring a good deal of normal sort of. This man mouths that was the reason for the delay.
No American presence was present for this meeting. The event was recorded for history in black and white film by a Chinese cameraman. When we were finally told about the meeting we were told only that it had occurred nothing more. Yet there was substance to be derived from such sketchy detail and my colleagues in Peking and in New York took the bait. Good morning. The.
When joined to read the patent of women from being a running dog and carry a list of what parents home to convince the biologist but only by taking up arms and following the Communist Party to make
revolution people achieve emancipation. The ear of. All were forward under the banner of victory. The president applauded after the program ended presumably accepting even an indoctrination of internal propaganda and not a new direction from our foreign policy. He knew at the Great Hall in downtown
big. Brother.
- Series
- American Experience
- Program
- Nixon
- Episode Number
- 302
- Raw Footage
- Nixon in China, 1972 [Part 1 of 2]
- Producing Organization
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Contributing Organization
- WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts)
- AAPB ID
- cpb-aacip-15-tm71v5bt09
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- Description
- Description
- 1) Arrival at Peking Airport, on US "Spirit of 76". Greeted by Zhou Enlai and others. Standing at attention while Chinese military band plays US and Chinese national anthems. Nixon and Zhou Enlai review paraded Chinese troops in greatcoats. (97? sound on film). 2) Black and white segment of Mao Tse Tung and Richard Nixon, handshaking. Zhou Enlai and Henry Kissinger. Big smiles. 16' sound on film, guide track. 3) Richard and Pat Nixon enter Great Hall with Mao Tse Tung's wife Jiang Qing for ballet performances. Seen taking seats. Dramatic performance of a revolutionary theme, ballerina quivering on her toes, her cheek to the red flag. Applause. Nixon and audience at end. (100' sound on film including ABC commentary).
- Date
- 1972-02
- Date
- 1972-02-01
- Asset type
- Raw Footage
- Topics
- History
- Subjects
- China--Politics and government; United States--Politics and government; China; United States--History--1945-; Jiang, Qing, 1914-1991; Zhou, Enlai, 1898-1976; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994; Nixon, Pat, 1912-1993; Kissinger, Henry, 1923-; United States--Foreign relations--China; United States--Foreign relations--Asia; United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989
- Rights
- Rights Note:,Rights:,Rights Credit:ABC News VideoSource,Rights Type:,Rights Coverage:,Rights Holder:ABC News VideoSource
- Media type
- Moving Image
- Duration
- 00:07:26
- Credits
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: Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994
: Zhou, Enlai, 1898-1976
Distributor: ABC News VideoSource
Performer2: Jiang, Qing, 1914-1991
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
- AAPB Contributor Holdings
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WGBH
Identifier: cpb-aacip-07a46b23648 (unknown)
Format: video/quicktime
Color: Color
Duration: 00:07:26:12
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- Citations
- Chicago: “American Experience; Nixon; 302; Nixon in China, 1972 [Part 1 of 2],” 1972-02, WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed September 9, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-tm71v5bt09.
- MLA: “American Experience; Nixon; 302; Nixon in China, 1972 [Part 1 of 2].” 1972-02. WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. September 9, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-tm71v5bt09>.
- APA: American Experience; Nixon; 302; Nixon in China, 1972 [Part 1 of 2]. Boston, MA: WGBH, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-tm71v5bt09