Pat Nixon
Pat Nixon was the wife of Richard Nixon and First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974.
Born Thelma Catherine Ryan, she acquired the nickname Pat because of her birth near St.
Patrick's Day.
She was known for her composed public demeanor during her husband's political career and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency.
Voluntary relinquishment of position
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
- stoicUncomplaining endurer of hardship
dignified · reclusive · tape recordings · impeachment · cover-up · hearings · departure · helicopter
Unpaid community assistance
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- state dinnerFormal diplomatic reception meal
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- protocolPrescribed conduct rules
hostess · philanthropy · elegance · fashion · public service · charity · social issues · initiative
Settlement serving ore extraction
- orphanedDeprived of parents
- USCLos Angeles private university
- teacherOne who instructs others
- wartimePeriod of armed conflict
Red Cross · campaign trail · tireless · private person · stroke · funeral
Prolonged East-West standoff
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- moon landingCraft settling on satellite
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
counterculture · detente · Soviet Union · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · Great Wall · pandas
resignation
Voluntary relinquishment of position
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- supportiveOffering help and reassurance
stoic · dignified · reclusive · tape recordings · impeachment · cover-up · hearings · departure · helicopter · farewell
volunteerism
Unpaid community assistance
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- state dinnerFormal diplomatic reception meal
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
protocol · hostess · philanthropy · elegance · fashion · public service · charity · social issues · initiative · women's rights
mining town
Settlement serving ore extraction
wartime · Red Cross · campaign trail · tireless · private person · stroke · funeral
Cold War
Prolonged East-West standoff
- Vietnam WarCold-era Indochina military engagement
- moon landingCraft settling on satellite
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
feminism · counterculture · detente · Soviet Union · 1950s · 1960s · 1970s · Great Wall · pandas · Mao Zedong
Pat NixonEleanor Roosevelt
Hillary Clinton · Jackie Kennedy · Betty Ford · Lady Bird Johnson · Rosalynn Carter
patriotism, patriotic, patronize, expatriate, patriarch, patronizing, compatriot, patronymic, patriarchy