Nixon in China

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Speakers
J. Stapleton Roy
Vice Chairman, Kissinger Associates, Inc.; Former U.S. Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
Bernard Kalb
Founding Anchor, Reliable Sources, CNN; Former Correspondent, CBS, NBC, and The New York Times
Margaret MacMillan
Provost and Professor of History, Trinity College; Author, Nixon and Mao: The Week That Changed the World
Presider
Terrill E. Lautz
Vice President, Henry Luce Foundation

On the 35th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s historic trip to China in February 1972, our panelists will discuss the significance of Nixon's meeting with Chairman Mao Tse-Tung and how it changed U.S. China relations.

12:15 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Meeting

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