American Experience Season 12 Episode 8
Nixon's China Game
Charting the tortuous three-year gambit that led to Richard Nixon's historic February 1972 visit to the People's Republic of China. What it did, says narrator David Ogden Stiers, was “alter the global balance of power.” How he did it is chronicled in vintage footage and interviews with major players, including Henry Kissinger and Alexander Haig, as well as Chinese and Soviet officials, and Nixon himself (in a 1977 TV interview).
12 - 15George Eastman: The Wizard of PhotographyMay. 23, 2000- 12 - 14Joe DiMaggio: A Hero's LifeMay. 08, 2000
- 12 - 13Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and GloryFeb. 08, 2000
- 12 - 12George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2)Apr. 25, 2000
- 12 - 11George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (1)Apr. 24, 2000
- 12 - 10John Brown's Holy WarFeb. 28, 2000
- 12 - 9The DuelFeb. 15, 2000
- 12 - 8Nixon's China GameFeb. 01, 2000
- 12 - 7HoudiniMar. 07, 2000
- 12 - 6Eleanor RooseveltJan. 10, 2000
- 12 - 5New York (5): CosmopolisNov. 18, 1999
- 12 - 4New York (4): The Power and the PeopleNov. 17, 1999
- 12 - 3New York (3): Sunshine and ShadowNov. 16, 1999
- 12 - 2New York (2): Order and DisorderNov. 15, 1999
- 12 - 1New York (1): The Country and the CityNov. 14, 1999
