Presidency, former National Security council and state Department Officials from the Nixon Administration discussed the president s efforts to stabilize relations with china. Henry kissingers 1971 secret trip to china and Richard Nixons official trip a year later. National archives and the Richard Nixon Foundation Hosted this event. Good morning. I am the archivist of the United States. It is a pleasure to welcome you here today. A special welcome to our cspan audience joining us from around the country and around the world. Today, we have the latest in an ongoing series of nixon legacy forums. When asked about his Library President and saenz said i have insisted that the Nixon Library and birthplace be not a monument to the career of one man but a place where visitors and scholars will be able to recall the events of the time i served as president and to measure in way the policies my administration pursued. I hope the library and birthplace will be different, a vital place of discove
I am the archivist of the United States. It is a pleasure to welcome you today to the william g. Mcgowan theater in washington. And a special welcome to our cspan audience joining us from around the country and around the world. Today, we have the latest in an ongoing series of Nixon Legacy Forums. Which we cosponsor with the Nixon Foundation and the Nixon Library. When asked about his library when it was first being played planned, president nixon said i have insisted that the Nixon Library and birthplace be not a monument to the career of one man, but a place where visitors and scholars will be able to recall the events of the time i served as president and to measure and wayeigh the policies my administration pursued. I hope the Nixon Library and birthplace will be different, a vital place of discovery and rediscovery, of investigation, of study, debate and analysis. Those words will be our touchstone as we begin a major renovation of the permanent exhibit at the Nixon Library this