![]() In 1968, at the height of the Vietnam war, Nixon campaigned on a pledge to ‘end the war and win the peace.’ Americans generally win wars to win the peace, and so the slogan has always lent itself to interpretation and misinterpretation of the Nixon campaign, along with long-standing inaccurate claims that Nixon also campaigned on a ‘secret plan’ for ending the Vietnam War. ![]() Was the opening to China the central objective of the Nixon presidency from Day one? ![]() Eisenhower and a Nixon son-in-law, offers a perspective into Nixon’s thinking. Eisenhower, grandson of President Dwight D. Heralded as “the week that changed the world,” the trip reestablished America’s relations with mainland China after 25 years of isolation, leading to the opening of that nation to the rest of the world and paving the way to its economic parity with the West.ĭavid Eisenhower, director of the Institute for Public Service at the Annenberg School for Communication shares his thoughts on the significance of the anniversary amid fraying relations between the two nations. 21 marks the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s historic visit to the People’s Republic of China.
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