said, ‘Now, for instance, in 1954 in China, on the first day of meeting with Chairman Mao Zedong, and also on another occasion in meeting with Chou En-lai. In those days I wasn’t fully aware of the proper protocol and convention. The usual procedure for a meeting was to start the meeting with some casual talk and then proceed to the discussion of business. But on that occasion I was so nervous that the moment I sat down, I just jumped right
