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The Man Behind "Ping Pong Diplomacy"

By John Walters on Wednesday, July 2, 2003.

Back in 1971, China was a closed society. No Americans had traveled there since the Communist takeover. Then the American table tennis team visited the country. We speak with Rufford Harrison. At the time, he was an official with the Table Tennis Association and he arranged, and took part in, the trip.

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