On the evening of December 31, 1975, ** received two special guests.
How special is it? Naturally, because of their identity, one is named David Eisenhower, the grandson of the former American ** Eisenhower, and the other is called Julie Nixon, the daughter of the former **Nixon of the United States.
Moreover, the two of them are still husband and wife, and they are both descendants of the United States, and this identity is indeed special enough.
At that time, **'s health was already very bad, and it was easy to see guests, but this time, *** specially offered to meet these two young people, and the location was in ***'s study.
David and Julie both came from political families and have seen countless big names, but, ** gave them completely different feelings, and later, David said:**'s living conditions are only equivalent to the middle and lower classes in the United States, in fact, he can live like an emperor, but he doesn't, but chooses to share the weal and woe with his people. ”
Julie later commented:Never pretentious, he did not speak arrogantly and in a low voice, as Brezhnev did, nor did he sit at a tall table with his guests on low stools, as Papadopoulos did, in order to flatter himself to his supremacy. In his life, more than anyone else. No matter how history concludes, the life of ** will definitely become a prominent proof of the strength of human will. ”
At the end of the conversation, David sent an invitation to ***, saying:"My father-in-law asked me to convey to you a message that he hopes to see you in the United States. You told Edgar ** that you were eager to travel to the United States, especially to California. ”
**Said with a smile:"California is the closest to China, but they won't let me fly, so I can't go. ”
David said"If I'm not mistaken, you've only been to a foreign country twice in your life, both times to the USSR, and the United States is much more fun than the USSR, you really should go. ”
**Pointing to his body, he said very regretfully"There won't be this opportunity. ”
In fact, ** is very interested in the United States, as early as the Anti-Japanese War, he proposed three times that he wanted to visit the United States to see what the United States was like.
During the Anti-Japanese War, the United States and China were allies in the common fight against fascism and provided a lot of assistance to China, but the corruption of the Kuomintang ** made Americans hate it, and Roosevelt sent a US military observation team to Yan'an to see what the ** led by the Communist Party was like.
** also attached great importance to the visit of the Americans, received them with the best conditions in Yan'an at that time, and proposed to the head of the US military observation group Bao Ruide that he and *** hoped to go to the United States and have an interview with Roosevelt**.
Barred also welcomed it, but when he returned to Chongqing, he was criticized by US Ambassador to China Hurley, saying that the United States stood with the Kuomintang and could not agree to this request.
Later, ** proposed to visit the United States twice through different channels, but was vetoed by Hurley, who lacked political acumen, which became a big regret.
Just imagine, if *** can really go to the United States, with his huge charm and invincible eloquence, he will definitely set off a hurricane in the United States, and it is likely to completely change the trend of later history.
Even after the founding of New China, the two countries became hostile countries, ** still opened their arms to the Americans, for example, on October 6, 1956, ** participated in the Japanese Commodity Exhibition, and said to Japanese reporters:"China hopes to establish normal relations with Japan and also hopes to establish friendly relations with all countries in the world, including the United States. The Chinese people and the American people are friendly, but the relationship is not good. My generation has a bad relationship with the United States, and after I leave, my son's generation (with the United States) may be good. If it really doesn't work, then the grandchildren's generation will always get better. ”
In June 1960, **met with an old friend**, talked about the topic of swimming, and **said:"I hope to go for a swim in the Mississippi River in the United States before I get old. But this is wishful thinking. I think if you don't object, Washington probably will. ”
It wasn't until 1972 that Nixon of the United States came to China, saw *** break the decades-long ice between China and the United States, and invited *** to the United States.
But unfortunately, ** was 79 years old at the time, and his body could not bear the long journey.
This time, David and Julie came to China and once again extended an invitation to *** on behalf of Nixon, saying that the United States was much more fun than the Soviet Union, but ** could no longer walk, and passed away nine months later, which became a common regret of the Chinese and American peoples.