Tag Archives: Nixon
‘Kent State Massacre’ – why did Ohio National Guardsmen shoot university students?
Ohio National Guardsmen shot and killed four Kent State University students.
Ping-Pong Diplomacy in the Cold War
The United States table tennis team heralded the era of ‘ping pong diplomacy’ by becoming the first official American delegation to visit China in 20 years.
Henry Kissinger and the secret trip to China: an overview
Henry Kissinger, Richard Nixon’s National Security Advisor, made a secret trip to China to meet with Premier Zhou Enlai.
Bugs in the building! Why Reagan halted construction of the new embassy in Moscow
The Soviets had bugged the new building with technology that the United States was struggling to disable.
