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.

Marriage and career

She accepted a position as a high-school teacher in Whittier, California; and there she met Richard Nixon, who had come home from law school at Duke University to establish a practice. They became acquainted at a Little Theater group when they were cast in the same play, and were married at the Mission Inn in Riverside, California on June 21, 1940.

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Whittier, California - Duke University - Mission Inn - Riverside, California - June 21 - 1940

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During World War II, she worked as a government economist while he served in the Navy. After a brief stint in Ottumwa, Iowa, she campaigned at his side in 1946 when he entered politics, running successfully for U.S. Congress, and afterward. Within six years she saw him elected to the House, the Senate, and the Vice Presidency on the ticket with Dwight D. Eisenhower.

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World War II - Navy - Ottumwa, Iowa - 1946 - U.S. Congress - House - Senate - Vice Presidency - Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Despite the demands of official life, the Nixons were devoted parents to their two daughters, Tricia, and Julie.

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Tricia - Julie

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