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Tudda By Richard Nixon Chapter Summary

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Tudda explains that both nations had to overcome before Nixon got his policies to be accepted. One problem was that the Soviets and China were having tension over the placement of the border. Russia wanted to start a Cold War against China however the United States stepped in and allied with China due to Nixon proposal that he wanted to implement.
The novel is in chorological order by dates, which allows the reader not to be confused during the readings. There are in fact some chapters more important than others in the book. The first three chapters are mainly about China and Soviet Union relationships. Nixon does not side with the Soviets because he believes China can benefit the United States economically. China and Soviet Union have …show more content…

There was a potential Cold War between them. That is when Nixon tried to solve tension by visiting the Chinese leader and clear the disagreements between them. Chapter four and five are really interesting because Kissinger goes onto a secret trip to Beijing without letting President Nixon know. Once, President Nixon discovers where Kissinger was at Nixon did not like the idea of Kissinger going to Beijing without letting him know. Chapter six and seven is the climax because Tudda writes about the importance of the second visit and how Kissinger and Rogers played an important effect during the Beijing trip. Kissinger begins the process of the policy that Nixon wanted to pass without letting Nixon know that he was going to visit China leader. Chapter eight mainly discusses about Nixon. Tudda discusses how Nixon was going to solve the differences between the United States and China due to tension of South Asia. Chapter nine and ten are important because Tudda explains Nixon’s experience once he arrived to China. It explains how there was no huge crowd of people when he arrived at the airport or news reporters. None the less, Nixon felt that things were going to change for the good of the

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