Deng Xiaoping (11 images)

During his sightseeing stop at the Lincoln Memorial 1/31/1979, Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping pauses in front of the Gettysburg Address, a speech made after the Civil War by President Abraham Lincoln.

President Jimmy Carter and Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping sign an agreement at the White House which will open the way for future exchanges of science, technology and trade between the United States and the People's Republic of China.

Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping (center front) is awarded an honorary Doctor of Law degree from Temple University. Awarding the degree is Temple University President Marvin Wachman (R). Harry Bailey Jr., university marshal, places the cowl over Deng. Mann-chiang Niu, professor of biology at Temple (center back) acted as interpreter for Deng.