Jan 1, 2023 | Nixon Today, Pat Nixon
On January 1, 1973, First Lady Pat Nixon participated in the Rose Bowl Parade as a Guest of Honor for the University of Southern California. This was a homecoming for Mrs. Nixon, an alumna who grew-up in Artesia, just twenty miles outside of Los Angeles. When asked...
Oct 14, 2022 | News, Pat Nixon, Pre-Presidential Years, The Nixons
“Hollywood movie plots cannot compare to their real love story.” That’s how historian Heath Hardage Lee described the relationship between Richard and Pat Nixon as the featured guest on The White House Historical Association’s History Happy Hour. The virtual program...
Aug 22, 2022 | Nixon Speeches, Nixon Today, Pat Nixon, Presidency, Republican Party
The American Dream Come True— 50th Anniversary of the 1972 Republican National Convention The 1972 Republican National Convention was held August 21-23 in Miami Beach, Florida. In a historic event on the opening night, First Lady Pat Nixon was introduced by actor...
May 31, 2022 | News, Pat Nixon, Uncategorized
The First Ladies Association for Research and Education (FLARE) hosted a virtual program on the far-reaching achievements of Pat Nixon. The program “Pat Nixon: Unheralded First Lady” was hosted by FLARE Vice President Nancy Kegan Smith and featured presentations from...
May 13, 2022 | Artifacts, Nixon Today, Pat Nixon
May 15th marks the 50th Anniversary of First Lady Pat Nixon’s debut of the newly refurbished Blue Room. The Blue Room was returned to its original French Empire style inspired by the French Bellangé suite of furniture President James Monroe purchased for the room in...
Apr 13, 2022 | China, Nixon Today, Pat Nixon
This April marks the 50th anniversary of the arrival of a pair of Giant Pandas to the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. This followed President and Mrs. Nixon’s historic trip to the People’s Republic of China in February 1972, which set the stage for normalization of...
