United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs. Patricia “Pat” Nixon on their tour to China. Air Force One (AKA The Spirit of '76) lands at Beijing Capital Airport (Shunyi, Beijing, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA). President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon disembark from the plane and wave towards the welcoming crowd at the terminal building. Chinese leaders and receiving party walks towards the plane. They shake hands and welcome President and First lady. Dr Henry Kissinger shakes hands and talks with the Chinese dignitaries. Secretary of State William P. Rogers in the group. President Nixon and his entourage walk inside the terminal building.
During President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs. Patricia Nixon's tour to China. Building in Tiananmen Square (Chang’an Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, 100009, China) with poster of Chairman Mao Zedong, lighted at night. Chinese leadership headed by Premier Zhou Enlai pose for a photograph before an official ceremony in the Great Hall of the People. Winston Lord among the group.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs Patricia Nixon on their tour to the People's Republic of China. Statue of Chairman Mao Zedong, at the Shanghai Exhibition Center where various samples of Chinese industry, science, and technology are on display. Photographs of famous communists Karl Marx, Joseph Stalin, Lenin, Engels on the wall of the hall. Press reporters from U.S. and China inside the hall to cover the event.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs Patricia Nixon on their tour to People's Republic of China. Aides of President Nixon and members of the press delegation accompanying him during his visit to China, pose with him for a group photograph, likely at Flower Fort Park in Hangchow. Various media and press personalities seen near the President. Nixon talks to the members and they smile.
United States President Richard Nixon and First Lady Mrs Patricia Nixon on their tour to People's Republic of China. President Nixon, First Lady, Secretary of State Rogers with Chinese dignitaries view artifacts among the collection of the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City. Main host from China is Marshal Yeh Chien-ying, Vice Chairman of the Military Affairs Commission. They view burial coffins, mummies, fine art and treasures of the Ming and Qing dynasties. Chinese painting and idols of horses and warriors. Large vase with dragon carvings. The party walks out of the building and observe a gilded bronze lion.
News report about the visit of U.S. President Richard M Nixon to the People's Republic of China. The State Dinner by Zhou Enlai in honor of President Nixon, Pat Nixon and American delegates at the Great Hall in Beijing. News anchors Frank Reynolds and Dr. James Thomson from the news studio analyze the strategic importance of the State Dinner and Zhou Enlai's gesture. President Nixon, Pat Nixon and Zhou Enlai talk during the dinner. Waiters serve dishes to the guests. Nixon and Enlai walk with each other and talk privately. Harry Reasoner reporting from China.