President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon Visiting the Great Wall of China, 2/24/1972
Series: Nixon White House Photographs, 1/20/1969 - 8/9/1974. Collection: White House Photo Office Collection (Nixon Administration), 1/20/1969 - 8/9/1974 (Holdings of @richardnixonlibrary)
Scope & Content: President Richard Nixon, Pat Nixon, William Rogers, Chinese officials, Pat Buchanan, White House Press Office photographer Oliver Atkins, Ron Walker, and entourage at the Ba Da Ling portion of the Great Wall.
Forty-five years ago President Richard Nixon visited China during the week of February 21-29, ending 25 years of isolation between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China.
- More on Nixon’s historic visit via @richardnixonlibrary at “The Week that Changed the World” February 21 - 28, 1972: Insights from the Nixon Library
- White House Tapes: Nixon’s Trip to China: Listen to Nixon discuss his rationale for the trip, the arrival of the pandas at the National Zoo, and his reasoning for the importance of restoring communications with the People’s Republic of China.









