Photograph of President Richard Nixon and Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs Henry Kissinger Meeting with Graham Steenhoven, President of the United States Table Tennis Association
Between April 10-17, 1971, the American table tennis team visits China. They are the first group of Americans allowed into China since the Communist takeover in 1949. In this meeting in the Oval Office, Steenhoven briefs the President on the trip.
- Date: April 21, 1971
- Topic: Diplomatic relations with China; Table tennis
- Library: Richard Nixon Library
- Control Number: WHPO-6116-17a
- Collection: White House Photo Office
- Creator: Oliver Atkins
- Location: Washington, D.C.
- Person: Graham Steenhoven; Richard Nixon; Henry Kissinger
- Place: China
- Color Format: Color
- Content Note: L-R: Graham Steenhoven, President Richard Nixon, Henry Kissinger
- Rights Status: Unrestricted
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