Dinner Menu from President Nixon's Trip to China
2/1972
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This menu was printed for a formal dinner hosted by President Richard Nixon and Mrs. Nixon for Chinese Premier Chou En-lai during the President’s trip to Beijing in February 1972. The formal visit launched improved relations between the United States and China after decades of the Cold War.
This primary source comes from the Collection RN-SMOF: White House Staff Member and Office Files (Nixon Administration).
National Archives Identifier: 595300
Full Citation: Menu from Dinner Given During President Nixon's Visit to Peking, China; 2/1972; Collection RN-SMOF: White House Staff Member and Office Files (Nixon Administration). [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/menu-nixon-china, March 28, 2023]Activities that use this document
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Created by the National Archives Education Team - Nixon Visits China: The Week that Changed the World
Created by the National Archives Education Team
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