Gunshots and Banquets: Ron Nessen Recalls President Ford’s Visit to Mao’s China. November 16, 2010

Ron Nessen, Press Secretary to President Ford, discusses this inspiring 1975 trip to Beijing. The talk will describe this delicate and historic moment in time as the U.S. and China worked to normalize relations in the uncertain months before Mao’s death. The talk is being held in conjunction with the Library’s new feature exhibit “Gerald Ford in Mao’s China.”

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