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Thelma Catherine "Pat" Nixon (née Ryan; March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was the First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974 as the wife of President Richard Nixon. She also served as the second lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 when her husband was vice president.
Jun 22, 1993 · Pat Nixon, the uncomplaining silent partner in Richard Nixon's lifetime of political triumph and disgrace, died of lung cancer Tuesday at the couple's home in Park Ridge, N.J. She was 81. Mrs. Nixon had suffered from lung disease for years and was hospitalized in February for emphysema.
Jun 18, 2024 · Pat Nixon (born March 16, 1912, Ely, Nevada, U.S.—died June 22, 1993, Park Ridge, New Jersey) was an American first lady (1969–74), the wife of Richard Nixon, 37th president of the United States, who espoused the cause of volunteerism during her husband’s term.
Patricia Nixon, wife of President Richard Nixon, was born on March 16, 1912, in Ely, Nevada. Her mother, Kate Halberstadt Ryan, had originally named her Thelma Catherine. Her father, William Ryan, learned of her birth after coming home past midnight from his work in the mines, and called her his “St. Patrick’s babe in the morn.”
Nov 9, 2009 · Thelma “Pat” Nixon (1912-93) was an American first lady (1969-74) and the wife of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States.
In 1972, Pat Nixon became the first Republican First Lady to address the national convention that was nominating her husband for the presidency. Her efforts in the 1972 campaign became something of a formula copied by future candidates' spouses. Pat Nixon did not alter either any elements of the 1969 or the 1973 Inaugurations of her husband.
As the wife of the President Richard Nixon, Thelma Catherine “Pat” Ryan Nixon was First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974. She was an avid supporter of charitable causes and ...
