How did President Richard Nixon's foreign policy beliefs represent a change for the United States?

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How did President Richard Nixon's foreign policy beliefs represent a change for the United States?

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Richard Nixon 37th President of U.S like his arch-rival Kennedy was more interested in foreign policy than in domestic affairs. His foreign policy was known as the Nixon doctrine. He hoped to gain credit for easing cold war tension he just after entering white house tried to secure foreign policy by appointing a secretary of state William Rogers and secretary of defense Malvin Laired his main assistant for national security affairs Mr. Henry Kissinger. They worked together so closely that often they were referred to as ‘Nixinger’. The detoriation between two communist power Soviet Union and China since the 1950s which aggravated during his stint over border clashes between two nation Nixon got an opportunity to send diplomatic fillers to China. 
How did President Richard Nixons foreign policy beliefs represent a change for the United States
Kissinger visited China on a secret meeting and had a close room debated with Chinese officials. Later, Nixon’s visit to China in the year 1972 was heavily debated and widely televised he also tried to have a rapprochement between US and USSR. Nixon became the first President to visit Moscow.He paved the way for future pacts to reduce and eliminate arms thus signed two major agreements on – Strategic arms limitation treaty and an Anti-ballistic Missile treaty. He also negotiated a Missile treaty. He also negotiated and signed agreements on science, space, and trade.
He also tried to help out conflict on Vietnam through secret negotiations between Kissinger and North Vietnamese, he tried to sort the long-lasting war which did not work. During his stint, he tried to resolve America's long scuffles.