Giant Pandas Come to NZP
Object Details
- Subject
- Nixon, Richard M (Richard Milhous) 1913-
- National Zoological Park (U.S.)
- United States President
- Category
- Chronology of Smithsonian History
- Image of Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing at National Zoo, Negative Number 96-1378.
- Video Clip of Ling-Ling and Hsing-Hsing at the National Zoo from biologist Devra Kleiman's studies, 1973, Accession 01-227.
- Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1984, p. 19.
- Smithsonian "Torch" staff newsletter, 4/1982, p. 5.
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7098, "S. Dillon Ripley Chronology".
- Summary
- Upon the occasion of the historic visit of President Richard M. Nixon to China, the People's Republic of China presents two Giant Pandas, Hsing-Hsing (m) and Ling-Ling (f), to the United States. They become residents of the National Zoological Park on April 16, 1972.
- Contact information
- Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
- April 16, 1972
- Place
- China (Republic : 1949- )
- United States of America, District of Columbia, Washington, National Zoological Park
- Smithsonian Archives - History Div
- Topic
- Endangered species
- Giant panda
- Gifts
- Major Events in Smithsonian History
- Record ID
- siris_sic_1099
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
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