Nixon aide's diary reveals details of China diplomacy

Newly declassified segments from the diary of former US president Richard Nixon's chief-of-staff provide a detailed, subtle portrait of the disgraced president.

H.R. Haldeman recounts moments of high-stakes diplomacy and unscripted daily life that would never make it into a White House memo or official document.

More than 40 years after Haldeman made his last audio diary recording, the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum released 285 segments on Thursday from entries spanning a period from 1970 to 1973. At the time, Nixon was engaged in delicate diplomacy that would lead to treaties limiting nuclear arms and establishing diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China.