Nixon Now Podcast

This week marks the 47th anniversary of President Nixon's historic trip to China. We often hear about the trip in a purely diplomatic context, but how was it planned, executed, and captured on television for the American people and the world to see. To unpack this story we are again joined by Dwight Chapin. Chapin started his career in politics as a personal aide to President Nixon, and went on to serve as White House Appointments Secretary, and Deputy Assistant to the President. He’s been at the center of some of the most monumental events of the Nixon Presidency including serving as Acting Director of Protocol during the China Trip. He also oversaw the White House Television Office and presidential travel. Photo: President Nixon shakes hands with Premier Zhou Enlai as he steps off of Air Force One on February 21, 1972 (Richard Nixon Presidential Library).