One participant in this event gave another two musk oxen named Matilda and Milton.
One participant in this event gave another two musk oxen named Matilda and Milton. Oneperson involved in planning it was Ambassador Walter Stoessel, who was forced to chase a group ofpeople after a disco party at the Yugoslavian Embassy in Warsaw. Another person involved inplanning this event wore a borrowed shirt two sizes too large after feigning illness at a dinner thrownby Pakistani president Yahya Khan. A central player in this event called it "the week that changedthe world" and clashed with Secretary of State William P. Rogers over it. It resulted in the first of aseries of three (*) communiquÃ©s, and was presaged by a similar event involving Alexander Haig. Theinroads made during this event were solidified by an exchange of table tennis teams and a gift of pandas.For 10 points, name this 1972 diplomatic coup in which Mao Zedong met the United States president.
One participant in this event gave another two musk oxen named Matilda and Milton.
Nixon's visit to China [accept any answer involving Nixon going to China; accept answers indicating the opening of US-China relations]