Pat Nixon

Thelma Catherine Patricia Ryan Nixon (March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was the wife of Richard Nixon and First Lady of the United States from 1969-1974.

Last years

Nixon was in failing health in retirement and suffered a stroke in 1976 and again in 1982. A long time heavy smoker, she also battled mouth cancer, emphysema and a degenerative spinal condition. In December 1992, while hospitalized with respiratory problems, the former First Lady was diagnosed with lung cancer.

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Stroke - 1976 - 1982 - 1992 - Lung cancer

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She died at her home in Park Ridge, New Jersey on June 22, 1993 at the age of 81, the day after her 53rd wedding anniversary.

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Park Ridge, New Jersey - June 22 - 1993

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Her husband followed her in death ten months later. She and the former President are buried at the Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda, California. Her epitaph reads: "Even when people can't speak your language, they can tell if you have love in your heart."

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Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace - Yorba Linda, California - Epitaph

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