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This week marks the 45th anniversary of President Ford’s trip to People’s Republic of China on December 1-5, 1975. It was his second trip there, as he had previously visited as part of a Congressional delegation in 1972. Ford and his family met with political officials and took in a number of cultural experiences, including an athletic exhibition and a visit to the Temple of Heaven.

On December 4, the last evening of trip, President Fold gave a toast in which he summed up the results and hopes of the trip:

The wide-ranging talks which I have held with Chairman Mao and with Vice Premier Teng have been friendly, candid, substantial and constructive. We discussed our differences, which are natural in a relationship between two countries whose ideologies, societies, and circumstances diverge. But we also confirmed that we have important common points.

We reviewed our bilateral relationship. The visit confirmed that although our relations are not yet normalized, they are good; they will be gradually improved because we both believe that a strengthening of our ties benefits our two peoples. I am confident that through our mutual efforts we can continue to build a relationship which advances the national interests of the United States and the People’s Republic of China.

Learn more about Gerald Ford’s trips to the People’s Republic of China.

Images:  Escorted by Deng Xiao Ping, President Gerald Ford Inspects the Honor Guard at Peking Capital Airport upon His Arrival in China, 12/1/1975 (National Archives Identifier 7062604)

President Ford and Staff Hold Bilateral Talks with Vice-Premier Teng Hsiao-P’ing and Other Officials, 12/2/1975 (National Archives Identifier 7062600)

Susan Ford Tours the Great Wall while Accompanying Her Parents on a State Visit to the People’s Republic of China, 12/2/1975 (National Archives Identifier 7062602)

First Lady Betty Ford Shares a Dance Move with One of the Students while Touring the Central May 7th College of Art in Peking, People’s Republic of China, 12/3/1975 (National Archives Identifier 7062593)

President Gerald R. Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, Vice Premier Deng Xiao Ping, and Deng’s Interpreter having a Conversation during an Informal Meeting in Peking, China, 12/3/1975 (National Archives Identifier 7141303)

President Gerald Ford Makes Remarks at a Reciprocal Dinner in Honor of the People’s Republic of China Official Party, 12/4/1975 (National Archives Identifier 7062599)

Today Museum Week takes off with #TravelsMW.

Gerald Ford made official visits to the People’s Republic of China in 1972 as Minority Leader of the House of Representatives and in 1975 as President. 

During his Presidential trip Ford and his family met with political officials, including Chairman Mao Tse-tung, and took in a number of cultural experiences such as an athletic exhibition and a visit to the Temple of Heaven. President Ford received these ceremonial vases when he visited in 1975. The vases measure almost 3 feet high and feature birds and floral patterns. 

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Ceremonial Vases Given to President Ford during his Trip to the People’s Republic of China, 12/1975.

Escorted by Deng Xiao Ping, President Gerald Ford Inspects the Honor Guard at Peking Capital Airport upon His Arrival in China, 12/1/1975

The Fords in China, 1975

This week is the 40th anniversary of President Ford’s trip to People’s Republic of China on December 1-5, 1975. It was his second trip there, as he had previously visited as part of a Congressional delegation in 1972. Ford and his family met with political officials and took in a number of cultural experiences, including an athletic exhibition and a visit to the Temple of Heaven.

On December 4, the last evening of trip, President Fold gave a toast in which he summed up the results and hopes of the trip:

The wide-ranging talks which I have held with Chairman Mao and with Vice Premier Teng have been friendly, candid, substantial and constructive. We discussed our differences, which are natural in a relationship between two countries whose ideologies, societies, and circumstances diverge. But we also confirmed that we have important common points.

We reviewed our bilateral relationship. The visit confirmed that although our relations are not yet normalized, they are good; they will be gradually improved because we both believe that a strengthening of our ties benefits our two peoples. I am confident that through our mutual efforts we can continue to build a relationship which advances the national interests of the United States and the People’s Republic of China.

Learn more about Gerald Ford’s trips to the People’s Republic of China.

Images:  Escorted by Deng Xiao Ping, President Gerald Ford Inspects the Honor Guard at Peking Capital Airport upon His Arrival in China, 12/1/1975; President Ford greets Chinese officials at Peking Capital Airport, 12/1/1975; President Ford, Betty Ford, George Bush, and others attending a dinner hosted by Vice Premier Deng in Name of Premier Chou En-Lai in the Great Hall of the People, 12/1/1975; President Ford and Vice Premier Deng Xiao Ping toasting at a  dinner hosted by Vice Premier Deng in Name of Premier Chou En-Lai, 12/1/1975; Susan Ford Tours the Great Wall while Accompanying Her Parents on a State Visit to the People’s Republic of China, 12/2/1975; George Bush, U.S. Liaison to the People’s Rebublic of China, watches President Ford shake hands with Vice Premier Deng Xiao Ping following a bilateral meeting, 12/2/1975; First Lady Betty Ford Shares a Dance Move with One of the Students while Touring the Central May 7th College of Art in Peking, People’s Republic of China, 12/3/1975; First Lady Betty Ford admires a golden elephant sculpture outside of the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City, 12/3/1975; President Gerald R. Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, Vice Premier Deng Xiao Ping, and Deng’s Interpreter having a Conversation during an Informal Meeting in Peking, China, 12/3/1975; President Ford views the Stone Boat on Kunming Lake, 12/4/1975.

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On November 29, 1975, President Ford departed for a trip to the People’s Republic of China.

He had previously traveled there in 1972 when he was Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, but this was his first visit as President.

A key event of this trip was President Ford’s meeting with Chairman Mao Tse-tung. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger provided this briefing on the purpose of the meeting:

“You in turn will be placing your personal imprint, for the first time to the Chinese as President, on our policies toward China and the world generally. You will be charting your directions as someone they must calculate that they may have to deal with for the next five years. Words alone will not be convincing to the Chinese; they will judge us by our actions. Nevertheless, the meeting will give you the opportunity to demonstrate your own personal style and strength, your conviction that the US must play a vigorous international role (including working with our friends to counter Soviet hegemony), and your commitment to the further development of Sino-US relations.”

Learn more about Gerald Ford’s trips to China at http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/China.asp

Pictured: Escorted by Vice Premier Deng Xiao Ping, President Gerald Ford inspects the Honor Guard at Peking Capital Airport upon his arrival in China on December 1, 1975.

-from the Ford Library 

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Following President Nixon’s historic trip in February 1972, the Chinese invited House Minority Leader Gerald Ford and House Majority Leader Hale Boggs to visit later that year. They, their wives, and members of their staffs stayed in Shanghai, Peking, and Canton during their trip from June 23 through July 7, 1972.

After their return Boggs and Ford wrote two reports on their experiences in China. One, “Impressions of the New China,” was presented as a Joint Report to the House of Representatives. The other report, seen here, was delivered to President Nixon privately. They detailed their activities and observations on the sites they visited and their conversations with Premier Chou En-lai and Foreign Affairs Vice Minister Ch’ iao Kuan-hua. 

Ford and Boggs concluded, “In sum, Mr. President, we  found this trip to be the most fascinating overseas mission in all of our public service, and we are grateful for the part your Administration played in making it possible. They added, “we hope that…we contributed to the short and long-term interests of our country. We hope also that the enclosures and the foregoing discussion will be of some value to you in carrying forward your historic initiatives with the People’s Republic of China.”

Read the full report to President Nixon and learn more about Gerald Ford’s trips to China.

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On November 29, 1975, President Ford departed for a trip to the People’s Republic of China.

He had previously traveled there in 1972 when he was Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, but this was his first visit as President.

A key event of this trip was President Ford’s meeting with Chairman Mao Tse-tung. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger provided this briefing on the purpose of the meeting:

“You in turn will be placing your personal imprint, for the first time to the Chinese as President, on our policies toward China and the world generally. You will be charting your directions as someone they must calculate that they may have to deal with for the next five years. Words alone will not be convincing to the Chinese; they will judge us by our actions. Nevertheless, the meeting will give you the opportunity to demonstrate your own personal style and strength, your conviction that the US must play a vigorous international role (including working with our friends to counter Soviet hegemony), and your commitment to the further development of Sino-US relations.”

Learn more about Gerald Ford’s trips to China at http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/China.asp

Pictured: Escorted by Vice Premier Deng Xiao Ping, President Gerald Ford inspects the Honor Guard at Peking Capital Airport upon his arrival in China on December 1, 1975.

-from the Ford Library 

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September 21, 1949 - Mao Zedong announces that The Communist Party of China will lead the new Chinese government.

Twenty-six years later, Mao Zedong would shake hands with U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger during President Ford’s visit to China.  This photo was taken on a visit to Chairman Mao’s residence in Peking by the Gerald R. Ford, daughter Susan Ford, and Kissinger. December 2, 1975.

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