Pat Nixon - U.S. First Lady | Mini Bio | BIO
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- Pat Nixon, the wife of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, was extremely active in her husband's political life, both as vice president and as president, traveling with him and taking up the cause of volunteerism. Although she received far less publicity for her efforts, Pat received many donations of valuable furniture and artwork for the White House, more than Jacqueline Kennedy would receive several years later.
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Rest In Peace Pat Nixon. June 22, 1993
I cannot for the life of me find a documentary I saw about her some years back where it did a really good job talking about her early years before she even went to college ..
It talked about her raising her siblings and putting her life on hold dor them... but I also remember something about her and horses and the mountains ... I don't know if she was involved in some kind of rescue thing or what ...
... but I remember knowing she really truly had an independent spirit and was such a unique hard-working dedicated woman even as a young lady ... but I cannot find that documentary which means maybe other people can't find it and that is a shame .
Happy 107th Birthday Pat Nixon! March 16, 1912
110 years now
Thelma Catherine "Pat" Nixon (née Ryan; March 16, 1912 - June 22, 1993) was the wife of Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, and First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974.
Born in Ely, Nevada, she grew up with her two brothers in what is now Cerritos, California, graduating from high school in 1929.
She attended Fullerton Junior College and later the University of Southern California.
She paid for her schooling by working multiple jobs, including pharmacy manager, typist, radiographer, and retail clerk.
In 1940, she married lawyer Richard Nixon and they had two daughters.
Nixon campaigned for her husband in his successful congressional campaigns of 1946 and 1948.
Richard Nixon was elected Vice President in the Eisenhower administration, whereupon Pat undertook many missions of goodwill with her husband and gained favorable media coverage.
She assisted her husband in both his unsuccessful 1960 presidential campaign and later in his successful 1968 presidential campaign.
As First Lady, Pat Nixon promoted a number of charitable causes, including volunteerism.
She oversaw the collection of more than 600 pieces of historic art and furnishings for the White House, an acquisition larger than that of any other administration.
She was the most traveled First Lady in U.S. history, a record unsurpassed until twenty-five years later.
She accompanied the President as the first First Lady to visit China and the Soviet Union, and her solo trips to Africa and South America gained her recognition as "Madame Ambassador"; she was also the first First Lady to enter a combat zone.
These trips gained her favorable reception in the media and the host countries.
Her tenure ended when, after being re-elected in a landslide victory in 1972, President Nixon resigned two years later amid the Watergate scandal.
Her public appearances became increasingly rare later in life.
She and her husband returned to California, and later moved to New Jersey.
She suffered two strokes, one in 1976 and another in 1983, then was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1992.
She died in 1993, aged 81.
This poor, sweet woman was very underrated & unappreciated.
R.I.P Pat Nixon. A woman seen but not heard.
put herself and two brothers through college????? ummmm back then it was entirely free max costed them what, 200$? but that would be for private colleges
Astral Flux yep. they went to University of Southern California (USC), a private College. In 1936 the cost of tuition was $10 per semester, also, the minimum wage in 1936 was 25 cents an hour. but growing up in a farm it is hit and miss depending on product and how much is picked. Overall, one would say that it is very impressive actions. not to mention doing all that through the Great Depression.
He did not stick up for her , So what kind of husband was he , And he was not very smart for Watergate Scalded! She Beautiful !