1972年2月,美国尼克松总统访华是震惊世界的重大新闻,不仅开创中美两国关系新局面,而且对调整国际关系,巩固世界和平具有划时代的意义。因此,当年世界各大著名媒体云集北京,把无数的镜头瞄准了美国总统来华的破冰之旅,陈勃同志也参加了我国新华社对该次外事活动的筹备和拍摄。陈勃从1940年代就从事新闻摄影报道,作为老记者他谙熟:选择好典型瞬间,是新闻摄影成功的关键。所以他拍摄时做好一切准备,在尼克松走下“总统一号”专机,向周恩来总理走去准备握手的一刻适时地按下了 In February 1972, U.S. President Nixon’s visit to China was a great news shocking the world. It not only opened up a new situation in the relations between China and the United States, but also made epoch-making marks in adjusting international relations and consolidating world peace. Therefore, when the world’s major media gathered in Beijing, countless cameras were aimed at the ice-breaking journey of the U.S. President’s visit to China. Comrade Chen Bo also participated in the preparation and filming of this foreign affairs activity by Xinhua News Agency of our country. Chen Bo has been involved in news photography since the 1940s. He was familiar with the old journalist: selecting the typical moment was the key to the success of news photography. So when he was filming, he made all the preparations and stepped down under the Nixon special plane “President One” and pressed Premier Zhou Enlai at a moment when he was ready to shake hands