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

by Walker, Anne Collins

• ISBN13: 9781568332659
• ISBN10: 1568332653
• Edition: 40 ANV UPD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-15
• Publisher: Madison Books

Summary

In 1971 the United States had no diplomatic relations or established route of communications with China. Despite that, in a stunning act of diplomacy, President Richard Nixon announced that he would travel to China to meet with its leaders. Ron Walker, director of the White House Advance Office, was chosen to make it all happen. This is the story of Walker and his team.China Calls is based on the actual transcripts of telephone calls between the advance team in Peking and the White House in Washington. Much is known about Nixon's actual visit, but the story of how it all came together has never been told until China Calls. This 40th Anniversary Edition has an updated epilogue and additional photos.

Author Biography

Anne Collins Walker is the wife of Ron Walker. She is a blogger and writer, active in politics, and involved in parks and community service. Anne and Ron now divide their time between Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Tucson, Arizona.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xiii
Destination: China	p. 1
July 15, 1971
White House Briefing	p. 5
January 25, 1972
Survival Suitcase	p. 21
January 26, 1972
Red Carpet Arrival	p. 25
February 1, 1972
Chapters An Unforgettable Sound	p. 31
February 2, 1972
Rattan Furniture and the Red Detachment of Women	p. 37
February 3, 1972
Eyeball to Eyeball with the Red Chinese	p. 63
February 4, 1972
Colonel Coffey is Still in the Hospital	p. 95
February 5, 1972
Fire! 109
February 6, 1972
Ice Cubes an& Baboon Syndrome	p. 137
February 7, 1972
Bye-Bye, Miss American Pie	p. 167
February 8, 1972
A Communist Plot	p. 195
February 9, 1972
A Gymnasium with Waiters	p. 225
February 10, 1972
The Strangest Imaginable Sort of People	p. 267
February 11, 1972
750 Pounds Looking for a Forklift	p. 281
February 12, 1972
Ancient Chinese Herbal Medicine	p. 307
February 13, 1972
No Room for Valentines 311
February 14, 1972
Dateline: Peking	p. 341
February 15, 1972
You Lost General Redman?	p. 385
February 16, 1972
We Came in Peace	p. 423
February 17, 1972
Massaging Egos in Hawaii	p. 433
February 18, 1972
Flexibility, Centralization, and Points of Principle	p. 459
February 19, 1972
See You Tomorrow	p. 463
February 20, 1972
"The Week that Changed the World"	p. 479
February 21, 1972
Epilogue	p. 501
And Another Epilogue	p. 502
Appendix Order of Precedence	p. 505
Index	p. 517
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