| Song | Act I, Scene 1: "Your Flight Was Smooth, I Hope?" |
| Artist | John Adams |
| Album | Nixon In China |
| CHOU: Your flight was smooth, I hope? | |
| NIXON: Oh yes, | |
| smoother than usual I guess. | |
| Yes, it was very pleasant. | |
| We stopped in Hawaii for a day | |
| and Guam, to catch up on the time. | |
| It's easier that way. | |
| The Prime Minister knows about that. | |
| He is such a traveller. | |
| CHOU: No, not I but as a traveller come home | |
| for good to China, one for whom | |
| all travel is a penance now. | |
| I am most proud to welcome you. |