by Kathleen Wildasin
synopsis
The American Experience: Nixon's China Game is a 90-minute PBS historical documentary that focuses on Richard Nixon's unprecedented trip to Beijing in 1972. Narrated by David Ogden Stiers, the program describes the behind-the-scenes planning that led to Nixon's historic meeting with China's Chairman Mao Tse-tung. Highlights of the film include interviews with Henry Kissinger and Winston Lord, archival news footage, photographs, and a discussion of recently declassified information.
characteristics
- Heads Of State
- Mediator
- Politics
- China
- Government
- Food For Thought
- President
- Presidency
- Diplomacy