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The First Lady with Queen Elizabeth II, 1970. Nixon with Canadian First Lady Margaret Trudeau holding a baby Justin Trudeau, April 1972. After her husband was elected president in 1968, Pat Nixon met with the outgoing First Lady, Lady Bird Johnson.
The First Lady was a confident player on the world stage, traveling to over 80 countries during her years of public service. She accompanied President Nixon to the People’s Republic of China and undertook solo missions to Africa and South America.
Far from being plastic and artificial, Thelma "Pat" Ryan Nixon was a genuine First Lady whose tenure, although traditional and conservative in some respects, set precedents that future first ladies would follow.
Although her time in the White House has been overshadowed by her husband’s tumultuous administration, Pat Nixon was a First Lady of several historic ‘firsts’ and did much to shape the role for her successors.
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. As first lady, Pat Nixon encouraged Americans to ...
Mar 18, 2014 · – She was the first first lady to be the “personal representative of the president” at the inauguration of a foreign leader, President Tolbert of Liberia. – She was the first first lady to confer with presidents of foreign countries.
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Pat Nixon also traveled extensively as first lady, serving as a diplomatic envoy for her husband. In 1969, she traveled to an active war zone in Vietnam, meeting with wounded American troops and local orphans. 7 In 1970, she brought humanitarian aid to Peru after a massive earthquake.
