In 1972, Nixon became the first US president to

In 1972, President Richard Nixon traveled to the People’s Republic of China, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit the country. The visit helped ease tensions between the two nations, though the United States did not officially recognize the People’s Republic of China until 1979. Nixon did not initiate the Cold War or officially recognize the Soviet Union.

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