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From Suffrage to the Senate America's Political Women: An Encyclopedia of Leaders, Causes & Issues

Nixon, Patricia Ryan (1912-1993)

Pat Nixon was First Lady from 1969 to 1974, the years her husband Richard Nixon was president of the United States. Her life as a politician’s wife began in 1946, the year her husband ran for Congress, and continued until he resigned from office as a result of the Watergate scandal. Throughout Richard Nixon’s political career, Pat Nixon steadfastly stood by her husband, campaigning for him, entertaining political supporters and other guests, and traveling with him on international trips, especially during the years he was president, she sought but did not identify a special project by which she would become known. Although she continued to explore possibilities during his second term, the turmoil created by the Watergate scandal overwhelmed her search. After Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency, the couple returned to California.

Born in Ely, Nevada, Pat Nixon was named Thelma Catherine Ryan, which she changed to Pat Ryan in 1931. After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1937, she taught school in Whittier, California, and met Richard Nixon when they both had roles in a community theater production. They married in 1941, and she ended her teaching career.

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References: Eisenhower, Pat Nixon (1986).

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