New Evidence on the Sino-American Opening and the Cold War

A Workshop hosted by the George Washington University Cold War Group

February 8-9, 2002

Workshop will be held in Stuart Hall, Room 103. Stuart Hall is at 2013 G. Street, N.W.

FRIDAY, February 8

9:00-9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introduction.

9:30-11:30 a.m. New Evidence on the United States

William Burr, National Security Archive Steve Phillips, Towson University Nancy Bernkopf Tucker, Georgetown University

Chair: Chen Jian, University of Virginia Commentator: James Mann, CSIS

11:45-12:45. Lunch

1:00-3:00 p.m. New Evidence on China

Qiang Zhai, Auburn University Shu Guang Zhang, University of Maryland Jin Qiu, Old Dominion University Chen Jian, University of Virginia

Chair: David Shambaugh, George Washington University Commentator: Warren Cohen, UMBC

3:30-5:30 p.m. Reflections of Former U.S. Policymakers (Public Invited; This event will be held in Stuart Hall, Room 110)

Winston Lord William R. Smyser Helmut Sonnenfeldt

(Each of the participants served on the National Security Council staff in the Nixon administration)

Chair: Harry Harding, George Washington University SATURDAY, February 9

8:30-9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00-11:00 a.m. Triangular Diplomacy and the Soviet Bloc Perspective

David Wolff, CWIHP Ilya Gaiduk, Woodrow Wilson Center Mircea Munteanu, CWIHP

Chair: Vladislav Zubok, Temple University Commentator: Odd Arne Westad, London School of Economics

11:00-11:15 a.m. Break

11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. JFK, LBJ and China

Noam Kochavi, Hebrew University James G. Hershberg, George Washington University

Chair: Hope M. Harrison, George Washington University

12:30-1:30. Lunch.

1:30-3:30 p.m. New Findings from the Nixon Tapes

Ken Hughes, University of Virginia Recording Project Craig Daigle, George Washington University Sharon Chamberlain, George Washington University

Chair: James M. Goldgeier, George Washington University Commentator: Priscilla Roberts, Hong Kong University

3:30-3:45. Break

3:45-5:15 p.m. Where Do We Go From Here?

Chair: Christian Ostermann, CWIHP

This conference is made possible by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation