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Thelma Catherine "Pat" Ryan Nixon (March 16, 1912 – June 22, 1993) was the wife of Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States, and was First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974.
Born in Ely, Nevada, she grew up with her two brothers in what is now Cerritos, California, graduating from high school in 1929. She attended Fullerton Junior College and later the University of Southern California. She paid for her schooling by working multiple jobs, including pharmacy manager, typist, X-ray technician, and retail clerk. In 1940, she married lawyer Richard Nixon and they had two daughters. She campaigned for her husband in his successful congressional campaigns of 1946 and 1948. Richard Nixon was elected Vice President in the Eisenhower administration, whereupon Pat undertook many missions of goodwill with her husband and gained favorable media coverage. She assisted her husband in both his unsuccessful 1960 presidential campaign, and later in his successful presidential campaign of 1968.
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961.
Nixon was born in Yorba Linda, California. After completing his undergraduate work at Whittier College, he graduated from Duke University School of Law in 1937, and returned to California to practice law. He and his wife, Pat Nixon, moved to Washington to work for the federal government in 1942. He subsequently served in the United States Navy during World War II. Nixon was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946 and to the Senate in 1950. His pursuit of the Hiss Case established his reputation as a leading anti-communist, and elevated him to national prominence. He was the running mate of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican Party presidential nominee in the 1952 election. Nixon served for eight years as vice president. He waged an unsuccessful presidential campaign in 1960, narrowly losing to John F. Kennedy, and lost a race for Governor of California in 1962. In 1968, he ran again for the presidency and was elected.
Pat Nixon: Life in the White House
First Lady Pat Nixon Addresses the GOP Convention
First Ladies Pay Tribute to Pat Nixon
Richard Nixon crying at Pat Nixon's funeral
Mini BIO - Pat Nixon
RICHARD NIXON TAPES: First Lady Pat Nixon Chat
Nixon Remembered (4): Weeping at Pat Nixon's Funeral
A Tribute to First Lady Pat Nixon
Nixon daughters celebrate mother's 100th birthday - 2012-03-16
Pat Nixon: Life After The White House
Actors: Oliver Platt (actor), Marc McClure (actor), Jim Meskimen (actor), Toby Jones (actor), Frank Langella (actor), Les Mahoney (actor), Googy Gress (actor), Gerald Ford (actor), Rance Howard (actor), Kevin Bacon (actor), Gregory Alpert (actor), Walter Cronkite (actor), Clint Howard (actor), Michael Sheen (actor), Sam Rockwell (actor),
Plot: Writer Peter Morgan's legendary battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the story of the historic encounter that changed both their lives. For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and minds of Americans (as well as a $600,000 fee). Likewise, Frost's team harbored doubts about their boss' ability to hold his own. But as cameras rolled, a charged battle of wits resulted.
Keywords: 1970s, abuse-of-power, advertisement, airplane, airport, alcoholic-drink, american-politics, anger, apology, archive-audio-tapeActors: Laraine Newman (actress), Margot Kidder (actress), Madeline Kahn (actress), John Belushi (actor), Jane Curtin (actress), Paul Shaffer (actor), Tom Davis (actor), Shelley Duvall (actress), Steve Martin (actor), Garrett Morris (actor), Mick Jagger (actor), Bill Murray (actor), Dan Aykroyd (actor), Tom Scott (actor), Gilda Radner (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: G.D. Spradlin (actor), French Stewart (actor), Paulino Nunes (actor), Harry Shearer (actor), Karl Pruner (actor), Ryan Reynolds (actor), Saul Rubinek (actor), Dan Hedaya (actor), Jim Breuer (actor), Will Ferrell (actor), Richard Fitzpatrick (actor), Dave Foley (actor), Ted McGinley (actor), Kirsten Dunst (actress), Scott Wickware (actor),
Plot: Comedy about two high school girls who wander off during a class trip to the White House and meet President Richard Nixon. They become the official dog walkers for Nixon's dog Checkers, and become his secret advisors during the Watergate scandal.
Keywords: 1970s, adolescent-girl, alternate-history, black-humor, box-office-flop, break-in, burglary, character-name-in-title, conspiracy, contestActors: Dwight D. Eisenhower (actor), Richard Fancy (actor), Kevin Dunn (actor), Michael Chiklis (actor), Dwight D. Eisenhower (actor), Dwight D. Eisenhower (actor), John Diehl (actor), Fidel Castro (actor), Tom Bower (actor), Jimmy Carter (actor), George Bush (actor), Bill Clinton (actor), Powers Boothe (actor), Gerald Ford (actor), Gerald Ford (actor),
Plot: Director Oliver Stone's exploration of former president Richard Nixon's strict Quaker upbringing, his nascent political strivings in law school, and his strangely self-effacing courtship of his wife, Pat. The contradictions in his character are revealed early, in the vicious campaign against Helen Gahagan Douglas and the oddly masochistic Checkers speech. His defeat at the hands of the hated and envied John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election, followed by the loss of the 1962 California gubernatorial race, seem to signal the end of his career. Yet, although wholly lacking in charisma, Nixon remains a brilliant political operator, seizing the opportunity provided by the backlash against the antiwar movement to take the presidency in 1968. It is only when safely in office, running far ahead in the polls for the 1972 presidential election, that his growing paranoia comes to full flower, triggering the Watergate scandal.
Keywords: 1920s, 1930s, 1960s, 1970s, alcoholism, american-president, brother-brother-relationship, campaign, career, character-name-in-titleActors: Lane Smith (actor), Tom Brocato (miscellaneous crew), Gary Sinise (actor), Graham Beckel (actor), Richard Venture (actor), Theodore Bikel (actor), James Sikking (actor), Alan Fudge (actor), Gregg Henry (actor), Richard Kiley (actor), Newell Alexander (actor), David Ogden Stiers (actor), George Wallace (actor), Barbara Gregson (miscellaneous crew), Amanda Wyss (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Paul Shaffer (actor), Bill Murray (actor), Tom Scott (actor), Don Pardo (actor), Chevy Chase (actor), Dan Aykroyd (actor), John Belushi (actor), Dan Aykroyd (actor), Chevy Chase (actor), Bill Murray (actor), Steve Martin (actor), Garrett Morris (actor), Garrett Morris (actor), John Belushi (actor), Jane Curtin (actress),
Plot: The Festrunk Brothers; Bass-O-Matic; Bad Ballet - Leonard Pinth-Garnell; Consumer Probe - Irwin Mainway; The Corrida; Fred Garvin-Male Prostitute; Looks at Books-Mauled; The Decibet; E. Buzz Miller's Animal Kingdom; The Final Days - Nixon; Crazy Ernie; The Coneheads' Halloween; Pocket Pal; Julia Child; Closing Montage
Keywords: absurd-humor, absurdism, actor-playing-multiple-roles, archive-footage, based-on-tv-series, celebrity, celebrity-impersonation, character-name-in-title, comedian, comedy-teamActors: Martin Sheen (actor), William Schallert (actor), John Randolph (actor), Logan Ramsey (actor), Francis X. McCarthy (actor), William Kerwin (actor), Graham Jarvis (actor), Lawrence Pressman (actor), Alan Oppenheimer (actor), James Karen (actor), Lonny Chapman (actor), Christopher Guest (actor), William Daniels (actor), William Windom (actor), Rip Torn (actor),
Genres: Biography, Drama,Actors: Maria Arnold (actress), Mary Beth Hughes (actress), Patrick Wright (actor), Tallie Cochrane (actress), Nate Rodgers (editor), Nate Rodgers (director), Nate Rodgers (producer), B.B. Hinds (actor), Susan Ayers (actress), P.B. Jones (miscellaneous crew), Bobby Russell (actor), I. Whitnast (actor), Shani Nyota (actress), W. Earl Colson (producer), Edmund Linzy (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Mark L. Lester (director), Dennis Fimple (actor), Mark L. Lester (producer), Doodles Weaver (actor), Peggy Stewart (actress), Wade Crosby (actor), Buck Young (actor), Billy Curtis (actor), Al Lewis (actor), Marilyn Giardino (miscellaneous crew), Lesley Woods (actress), Bill Cross (actor), Bern Hoffman (actor), Tony Salome (actor), George Skaff (actor),
Genres: Comedy,