630 “prepared to… tribulations”: Payne, p. 319.
630 “No one… tomorrow”: National Archives: RG 59, CDF (1967–1969), Box 1984, May 23, 1969.
630 “We can… mainland”: Melvin Gurtov, “Recent Developments on Formosa,” The China Quarterly, July–September 1967, p. 60.
631 “indifferent to… soldier”: “Chiang, at 4th Inaugural, Says He Is Undiscouraged,” The New York Times, May 21, 1966.
631 “Mystery Shrouds… Vietnam”: Alfred Friendly, “Mystery Shrouds Mrs. Chiang Here,” The New York Times, April 17, 1966.
631 “the precise… policy”: “Data on Mrs. Chiang Asked,” The New York Times, October 4, 1966.
632 “certain elements… vision”: National Archives: RG 59, CDF (1967–1969), Box 1984, Madame Chiang to Secretary of State Dean Rusk, October 23, 1966. Two years later she wrote Rusk a very long letter congratulating him on his testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, detailing the illnesses “with accompanying fever” that had kept her from writing earlier, and saying that he had, with his testimony, “added one more friend who appreciates to the full your unwavering firmness and seemingly inexhaustible patience under trying exacerbations and unwarrantably deliberate goading thrown in from time to time with sardonic irrelevancies calculated to tire out and try the patience of a Job.” The letter featured words such as “Bovean” and “sensorium” and included quotations from a nineteenth-century German Protestant jurist and a seventeenth-century French queen. (Ibid., July 22, 1968.)
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633 “Taiwan… is… affairs”: Joseph Lelyveld, “A 1½-China Policy,” The New York Times, April 6, 1975.
633 “had been… affairs”: Taylor, p. 272.
634 “She was… her”: Author’s interview with Leo Soong, 2005.
634 “continually at… policies”: Columbia University Library, COHO, Dr. K. C. Wu, “Reminiscences for the Years 1946–53,” as told to Professor Nathaniel Peffer and Professor C. Martin Wilbur, May 1961, revised and corrected November 1963, part C, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 319–20.
634 “Such a… of”: HA: T. V. Soong files, Box 63, Folder 33. Madame to T. V. Soong, October 7, 1963.
635 “two-minute coup”: Taylor, p. 271.
635 “a conventional… speaker”: National Archives: RG59, CDF (1967–1969), Box 1984.
635 “Look, Dr. Xiong… ago!”: Chen San-jing, The Oral History of Dr. Xiong Wan, p. 64.
635 “such a… stand”: HA: Walter H. Judd papers, Box 175, Folder 2, Robert Eunson, “First Lady Hopes U.S. Will Continue Firm Vietnam Stand,” March 19, 1965.
635 “now or… Asia”: Taylor, pp. 273–74.
636 “the Communist rebellion”: Seymour Topping, “Chiang Gets Fourth Term with Broader Powers,” The New York Times, March 22, 1966.
637 “If they… slut”: Epstein, pp. 558–59.
637 “apparent… cooperated”: Taylor, p. 286.
638 “made a… presentation”: National Archives: RG 59, CDF (1967–1969), Box 1984, April 5, 1967.
638 “something of… ranks”: Library of Congress, Averell Harriman papers, Box 43, Department of State airgram, “Former Vice President Nixon’s Interview with President Chiang Kai-shek,” April 28, 1967.
638 “in a… right”: Nixon, p. 242.
639 “Asia, not… community”: Richard M. Nixon, “Asia after Vietnam,” Foreign Affairs, October 1967.
639 “a rather… man”: National Archives: RG 59, SNF (1970–1973), Pol 15-1, Chinat, Box 2203, April 10, 1970.
640 “Since the… Taiwan”: Topping, p. 414.
640 “to relaunch… stage”: Chang and Halliday, Mao, p. 601.
640 “opened a… people”: www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/china/peopleevents/pande07.html.
640 “‘Whatever the… diminishes”: Aitken, pp. 428–32.
641 “betrayal”: Taylor, p. 304.
641 “This country… challenged”: HA: Judd papers, Box 201, Folder 2, China Information Service, “News from China,” July 16, 1971.
641 “I deeply… China”: National Archives: RG 59, SNF (1970–1973), Pol 15-1, Chinat, Box 2203, July 17, 1971.
641 “I felt… it”: author interview with Dr. Henry Kissinger, 2009.
641 “a broken… Kai-shek”: Taylor, p. 305.
642 “personal friendship… me”: Nixon, p. 242.
642 “unusual movements… actions”: Taylor, p. 308.
642 “Chairman Mao… know”: Steven E. Phillips, ed., China, 1969–1972, vol. 17 of Foreign Relations of the United States, ed. Edward C. Keefer (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006), pp. 678–79.
642 “some length”: William Burr, “Nixon’s Trip to China,” p. 1, National Security Archive (www.nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB106/index.htm).
643 “I told… support”: Kissinger to Nixon and Chou En-lai, February 24, 1972, National Security Archive (www.nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB106/press.htm).
643 “the ultimate… Taiwan”: Taylor, p. 308.
643 “had been… inhibition”: Topping, p. 421.
643 “long and… disturbed”: Taylor, p. 308.
643 “Our relationship… go”: Phillips, vol. 17, p. 858n4.
643 “One step… responsibilities”: National Archives: RG 59, SNF (1970–1973), Pol 15-1, Chinat, Box 2203, April 20, 1972.
644 “girlie restaurants”: Taylor, pp. 308–10.
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645 “It was… Taiwan”: Taylor, p. 321.
645 “establishment of… years”: HA: Albert C. Wedemeyer papers, Box 46, Folder 5, Chiang Kai-shek, “In Memoriam, Dr. H. H. Kung,” September 2, 1967.
645 “When Mr. Kung… account”: Oberlin College Archives, “H. H. Kung Dead, Chinese Leader,” The New York Times, August 16, 1967.
645 “in poor… assistance”: FBI files: Note to Director from SAC, San Francisco, no. 62-71649-105, March 17, 1969. (Material furnished to the author by the Department of Justice in response to Freedom of Information Act inquiry.)
645 “chose to… China”: “300 at Services for T. A. Soong,” San Francisco Chronicle, March 15, 1969.
646 “still unable… leg”: WCA: Emma DeLong Mills papers, Pearl Chen to EM, October 23, 1969.
646 “the constant… harder”: Wang Feng, p. 30. (Note: The nurse referred to Madame’s niece as Jennifer rather than Jeanette Kung.)
646 “Maybe you… manners?”: Ibid., pp. 49–50.
646 “much better… recovered”: WCA: Mills papers, MC to EM, October 13, 1970.
646 “I am… recovered”: Ibid., MC to EM, March 15, 1971.
647 “the reins… situation”: National Archives: RG 59, SNF (1970–1973), Chinat, Box 2202, Conversation of Vice Foreign Minister H. K. Yang with Ambassador, March 24, 1972.
647 “Mrs. Chiang… too”: Albin Krebs, “Sisters Not to Meet,” The New York Times, May 1, 1971.
647 “already airborne… trap”: Li, p. 405.
647 “would glide… agile”: Chang with Halliday, Mme Sun Yat-sen, p. 119.
647 “To dine… menial”: Harrison E. Salisbury, “Dinner with Mrs. Sun Yat-sen in Old Peking,” The New York Times, June 3, 1972.
648 “the family… bear”: WCA: Mills papers, MSC to EM, November 9, 1971.
648 “one of… them”: HA: T. V. Soong papers, Box 64, Folder 64.
648 “had amassed… million”: HA: T. V. Soong papers, Box 64, Folder 18, from “The Millennium,” a Wall Street Journal report.
649 “virtually certain… trace”: Li, p. 405.
649 “She was… there”: WCA: Mills papers, MSC to EM, November 9, 1971.
649 “You have… sides”: Wang Fong, Forty Years in the Service of Chiang Kai-shek and His Son, narrated by Wang Yuan, p. 190.
650 “very calm… battlefield”: Ibid., pp. 208–10.
650 “Under Miss… way”: Chen San-jing, The Oral History of Doctor Xiong Wan, pp. 153–66.
651 “FBI”: Wang Feng, p. 60.
652 “the remarkable… survive”: Madame Chiang Kai-s
hek, “Address to the 27th World Congress of the Junior Chamber International,” Taipei, Taiwan, November 17, 1972.
652 “We Do… futility”: Madame Chiang Kai-shek, “We Do Beschrei It,” Spring 1975.
653 “Just stop”: Taylor, p. 321.
653 “As Father… him”: HA: Walter H. Judd papers, Box 174, Folder 7, Chiang Ching-kuo, “Thoughts of My Father at Plum Terrace,” source unknown.
654 “Even Harvard-educated… coincidence”: Taylor, p. 321.
654 “not expected… population”: “Chiang Kai-shek Is Dead in Taipei at 87,” The New York Times, April 6, 1975.
654 “The fact… all”: “The Last of the Big Four,” Newsweek, April 14, 1975.
654 “It was… man”: Georgetown University Library, Special Collections Division, FAOHP (Foreign Affairs Oral History Project), Box 12, interview with Frank H. Burnet, February 22, 1990.
654 “closely supervised”: “Funeral for Chiang to Reflect Varied Traditions,” The New York Times, April 8, 1975.
654 “He [Chiang]… off”: Georgetown University Library, Special Collections Division, FAOHP, Box 12, interview with Frank H. Burnet, February 22, 1990.
655 “persuaded the… go”: Anna Chennault, “Memories of Soong May-ling,” Da Gong (Hong Kong), November 2, 2003.
655 “very Christian”: http://members.aol.com/WELSTA12/last.htm.
655 “two of… States”: Jay Mathews, “Chiang Kai-shek Eulogized at Memorial Service Here,” The Washington Post, April 17, 1975.
655 “one of… quiet”: HA: Judd papers, Box 175, Folder 3, “Billy Graham’s Tribute to Chiang Kai-shek,” Asian Outlook, April 1975.
655 “public knowledge… from’”: HA: Judd papers, Box 175, Folder 2, Memorial Tributes to Chiang Kai-shek, April 16, 1975.
655 “respect and… grew”: Ibid., General Albert C. Wedemeyer, “Chiang Kai-shek— Defender of Freedom,” April 16, 1975.
655 “studded with… adversity”: Mathews, “Chiang Kai-shek Eulogized at Memorial Service Here.”
656 “The President’s… you”: WCA: Mills papers, MC to EM, May 13, 1975. (Note: Madame translates the name of the lake as “Lake of Kindness.”)
656 “wearing a… back”: Chang and Halliday, pp. 652–53.
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659 “The storm… years”: HA: Walter Judd papers, Box 174, Folder 2, Directors, American China Policy Association, Inc.: “Statement of American Policy re China,” for Secretary of State George C. Marshall, January 23, 1947.
659 “was unable… well”: HA: Judd papers, Box 175, Folder 3, “Madame Chiang Comes to U.S. for Medical Treatment,” September 17, 1975.
659 “mustered strength… condition”: DeLong, pp. 223–24.
659 “still having… months”: WCA: Emma DeLong Mills papers, MSC to EM, June 15, 1976.
660 “gradually recovering… times”: HA: Judd papers, Box 163, Folder 17, Madame Chiang to Walter Judd, March 4, 1977.
660 “All those… fun!”: Ibid., David Kung to General Wedemeyer, February 11, 1978.
660 “I note… whatever”: Ibid., David Kung to General Wedemeyer, April 12, 1979.
660 “She lived… left”: James T. Madore and Tom Demoretcky, “Madame Chiang’s LI Home Sold,” Newsday, August 17, 1998.
660 “two-car entourage… outside”: WCA: Charles T. Powers, “Once the ‘Most Powerful Woman in the World,’ Now a Recluse,” The Albany Times-Union, February 18, 1979.
660 “I see… grief” WCA: Powers, “Once the ‘Most Powerful Woman in the World,’ Now a Recluse.”
661 “so erect… nineties”: Author’s interview with Susan Braddock, November 27, 2006.
661 “were also… Hershey’s”: http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/socialdiary/2003/socialdiary10_27_03.php.
661 “the countries… territory”: “Ad by Mrs. Chiang Asks Aid for the ‘Boat People,’” The New York Times, July 20, 1979.
662 “after I… months!”: WCA: Mills papers, MC to EM, April 18, 1980.
662 “She did… integrity”: David Kung, letter to Loh I-cheng, in Loh, p. 148.
662 “to build… recur”: Chang with Halliday, Mme Sun Yat-sen, p. 132.
662 “named China’s… 1976”: Michael Weisskopf, “Soong Ching-ling, Widow of Sun Yat-sen, Dies in Peking at Age 90,” The Washington Post, May 30, 1981.
662 “deep concern… Taiwan”: James P. Sterba, “Soong Ching-ling Is Eulogized by Deng,” The New York Times, June 4, 1981.
663 “I have… letter”: Anna Chennault, “Memories of Soong May-ling,” Da Gong (Hong Kong), November 2, 2003.
663 “Open Letter… Taiwan”: Columbia University Library, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, “Text of an Open Letter to Teng Ying-chao,” Asian Outlook, April 1984.
664 “University teachers… supervised”: Joseph Lelyveld “A 1½-China policy,” The New York Times, April 6, 1975.
664 “by combining… was”: HA: Judd papers, Linda Mathews, “Chiang Outshines His Father as Taiwan Ruler,” Los Angeles Times, November 21, 1977.
665 “propose… bottles”: Taylor, pp. 408–9.
665 “the avalanche… down”: Taylor, p. 409.
665 “She is… general”: Jim Mann, “Mme. Chiang’s Return to Taiwan Fuels Rumors of New Bid for Political Power,” Los Angeles Times, November 1, 1986.
665 “shine over… Taiwan”: Jim Mann, “Mme. Chiang’s Return to Taiwan.”
666 “I am… interpretation”: William Safire, “On Language,” The New York Times Magazine, January 18, 1987.
666 “multi-layered… inside”: Madame Chiang, “A Review of My Opinions,” Modern China, December 4, 1986.
667 “Oppose the… Taiwan”: Taylor, p. 409.
667 “of all… mainland”: Ibid., pp. 416–18.
668 “deepest condolences… away”: Robert Delfs, “Kind Words from Zhao Cut No Ice in Taiwan,” Far Eastern Economic Review, January 28, 1988, p. 20.
668 “For Mei-ling… role”: Taylor, pp. 423–24.
669 “Madame Chiang… time”: Author’s interview with Beverly Sills, January 30, 2006.
670 “the former… handkerchief”: Susan Chira, “Taiwan President Will Also Head Party,” The New York Times, July 9, 1988.
670 “the bloody… poltroons”: “Madame Chiang Condemns ‘Satanic Carnage,’” China Post, June 13, 1989.
671 “a small… Soong”: “Madame Chiang Backs Taiwan’s Ruling Party Candidate,” The Christian Science Monitor, April 6, 2000.
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672 “She is… saint”: WCA: Annie Huang, “Taiwanese Differ on Opinions of 100-Year-Old Madame Chiang,” Staten Island Advance, March 17, 1997.
672 “Most of… vogue”: Wang Feng, pp. 42–43.
672 “a Norma… era”: Francis X. Clines, “Latest Taiwan Uproar Brings Back Old Hand,” The New York Times, July 24, 1995.
673 “unaided and alone”: Gene Kramer, “Short, Spectacular Appearance by 97-Year-Old Widow,” Associated Press, July 27, 1995.
673 “came into… cylinders”: Adam Platt, “The Final Bow,” The New Yorker, August 14, 1995.
673 “We’re trying… World War II”: Clines, “Latest Taiwan Uproar.”
673 “Big-footed security… again”: Platt, “The Final Bow.”
674 “intently… presence”: “Chronicle,” The New York Times, March 13, 1996.
674 “stunning in… did”: Author’s interview with William Luers, March 1, 2006.
674 “She’s hardly… herself”: Author’s interview with Eleanor Lambert, 1998.
674 “very crowded”: E-mail, Leo Soong to author, June 21, 2006.
674 “always beautifully… her”: Author’s interview with Shirley Young, 2000.
674 “Typically… up”: E-mail, Leo Soong to author, June 21, 2006.
674 “imperial wave… wimpy”: Author’s interview with Shirley Young, 2000.
675 “she was… alive’”: Author’s interview with Leo Soong, April 6, 2005.
675 “For the… photograph”: Rich Hampson, “The Ma
gic of Madame Chiang Going Strong,” USA Today, January 29, 1999.
676 “Madame has… exhibit”: “Madame Chiang’s Art Exhibit,” World Journal, January 2, 2000.
677 “very good… tradition”: Chau Lam, “Chiang’s Voice,” Newsday, January 10, 2000.
677 “quite a… admirable”: Jesse Hamlin, “Show Reveals Artistic Side of Madame Chiang,” available at www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file-/chronicle/archive/2000/01/27/DD37626.DTL accessed February 2, 2009, accessed February 27, 2006.
677 “an ambitious… crowd”: Ron Gluckman, “The Art of War,” Asia Week, March 10, 2000.
677 “She was… marvelous”: James Barron, “Over the Century Mark,” The New York Times, March 27, 2002.
677 “minor symptoms… pneumonia”: William Foreman, Associated Press Television News Library, APTV 10/24/03, Story 389856.
677 “very peacefully”: www.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/10/24/obit.madame.chiang.ap.
677 “beloved by… centuries”: William Foreman, AP, APTV 10/24/03 083BEDT.
678 “very solemn… blanket”: Author’s interview with Susan Braddock, 2005.
678 “those who… died”: Joseph Berger, “An Epitaph for Madame Chiang Kai-shek: ‘Mama,’” The New York Times, October 25, 2003.
679 “a dazzling… war”: Seth Faison, “Madame Chiang, 105, Chinese Leader’s Widow, Dies,” The New York Times, October 24, 2003.
679 “Supporters of… calculating”: Bart Barnes, “Madame Chiang Kai-shek Dies; Chinese Chief’s Powerful Widow,” The Washington Post, October 25, 2003.
679 “There is… Four”: China Times, October 25, 2003.
679 “If they… China”: “Looking at Madame Chiang Soong May-ling from a Taiwanese Perspective,” The Union, November 6, 2003.
679 “offered deep… sympathy”: People’s Daily, October 25, 2003.
679 “which betrayed… nation”: Obituary Madame Chiang Kai-shek, People’s Daily, November 5, 2003.
679 “noted and… Straits”: People’s Daily, October 25, 2003.
680 “So Long… brutality”: Editorial: “So Long and Good Riddance,” Taipei Times, October 27, 2003.
681 “The whole… all”: “The Life of Madame Chiang Kai-shek,” Memorial Program, November 5, 2003.
681 “We are… masterpiece”: Rev. Lien Hwa Chow, “Message,” Memorial Service, November 5, 2003.
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