China Calls : Paving the Way for Nixon's Historic Journey to China

by Walker, Anne Collins

• ISBN13: 9780819186195
• ISBN10: 0819186198
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-09-01
• Publisher: Natl Book Network

Summary

Much is known about Nixon's actual visit to China, but the story of how it all came together has never been told until now. The advance team conquered a monumental task. Welcome to a rare glimpse of the guarded intricacies and exacting details of White House travel.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Destination: China, July 15, 1971	p. 3
White House Briefing, January 25, 1972	p. 7
Survival Suitcase, January 26, 1972	p. 21
Red Carpet Arrival, February 1, 1972	p. 25
An Unforgettable Sound, February 2, 1972	p. 31
Rattan Furniture and the Red Detachment of Women, February 3, 1972	p. 37
Eyeball to Eyeball with the Red Chinese, February 4, 1972	p. 57
Colonel Coffey is Still in the Hospital, February 5, 1972	p. 83
Fire!, February 6, 1972	p. 93
Ice Cubes and Baboon Syndrome, February 7, 1972	p. 115
Bye-Bye, Miss America Pie, February 8, 1972	p. 137
A Communist Plot, February 9, 1972	p. 159
A Gymnasium with Waiters, February 10, 1972	p. 183
The Strangest Imaginable Sort of People, February 11, 1972	p. 217
750 Pounds Looking for a Forklift, February 12, 1972	p. 229
Ancient Chinese Herbal Medicine, February 13, 1972	p. 251
No Room for Valentines, February 14, 1972	p. 255
Dateline: Peking, February 15, 1972	p. 279
You Lost General Redman? February 16, 1972	p. 313
We Came in Peace, February 17, 1972	p. 343
Massaging Egos in Hawaii, February 18, 1972	p. 351
Flexibility, Centralization, and Points of Principle, February 19, 1972	p. 371
See You Tomorrow, February 20, 1972	p. 375
"The Week that Changed the World," February 21, 1972	p. 387
Epilogue	p. 409
Appendix: Order of Precedence	p. 411
Index	p. 421
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