President Nixon speaks with Tricia Nixon Cox and Edward R. F. Cox to receive a firsthand account of the performance by the Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe in Washington, D.C. Tricia describes the enthusiastic reception, noting that the audience remained for a lengthy standing ovation despite the presence of heavy security measures. The discussion emphasizes the success of this cultural exchange as a positive tool for U.S.-China relations.
On January 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, Tricia Nixon Cox, and Edward R. F. Cox talked on the telephone from 2:11 pm to 2:12 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 035-134 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 35-134 Date: January 11, 1973 Time: 2:11 pm - 2:12 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with Tricia Nixon Cox. Edward R. F. Cox can be heard in the background. [See Conversation No. 401-22] ***************************************************************** [Begin segment reviewed under deed of gift] Shenyang Acrobatic Troupe -Performance -Audience of response -Flowers of friendship -US-China relations -The President’s schedule -Stephen B. Bull -Publicity -Visit to see the National Zoo -Pandas -116- NIXON PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY AND MUSEUM (rev. Oct.-07) Conversation No. 35-134 (cont’d) -Performance -Audience -Republic of China [ROC] -People’s Republic of China [PRC] -Autographs -Washington, DC -Seating -Peter M. Flanigan -Leonard Garment -Spouses -Goodwill cultural exchange -Security described -Need -Compared to the President’s security -Anticommunists -Audience response -Response -Standing ovation -Length [End segment reviewed under deed of gift] *****************************************************************
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