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Ford was given the chair on Mao's left. Then came Kissinger and the other Americans. Three huge floor lamps with green shades bathed Mao in light from behind. Red velvet drapes were pulled over bookshelves and windows...
...Mao bantered for a few minutes. Much of it was about Kissinger, whom he called an "old friend." The "Doctor," Mao said, was becoming almost Chinese. Then for the new visitors' benefit he repeated an exchange that he had previously had with the Doctor. Mao said he told Kissinger that God had summoned him (Mao); Kissinger answered that Mao should not respond. If Mao and God ever got together, Kissinger told the Chairman, it would be too potent a combination. Then Mao said that such statements from the Secretary constituted interference in Chinese domestic affairs. Everybody in the room...
Green tea was on the tables in front of the men. Mao sipped his as he talked; Ford stoked up his pipe. Mao dominated his side of the talk. The other Chinese said very little. Mao rested his head back against his chair and when he talked, he would roll it toward his interpreter and speak directly at her instead of at the Americans. She listened and watched his lips closely. His difficulty in forming words is apparently the result of strokes. Sometimes Miss Tang did not understand what Mao said. She would repeat the sentence and he would...
...Mao's hands were steady. He often gestured, sometimes smacking one fist into his other palm. Twice he had coughing bouts and picked up small squares of gauze to daub his lips. He used no notes, charts or maps and talked through the entire hour and 50 minutes. He was informed and up to date, moving the discussion through Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. He dwelt on the major forces at work, the people and events, his concern about the Soviet Union. If his mouth would not always obey his commands, the Americans detected nothing wrong with...
...Ford been satisfied with his discussions with Teng? Mao asked at one point. Ford replied, yes, he had. The Chairman showed knowledge of, but no curiosity about the U.S. He was coldly practical about America, and sometimes hinted his appreciation of its power. He was also realistic about the power of the Chinese. More than once he mentioned "the need to fire empty cannons" in the diplomatic world of rhetorical threat and counterthreat...