canonized her, she was my wife. it is quite remarkable, despite the fact that she has not had a particularly positive people remember her as being dignified, they remember her as one devoted to her family. they remember her as one who might not have worn designer gowns, but she was blessed with natural beauty so she didn t need them, she was criticize. she should ve considered why didn t she make speeches? that shows she didn t have a mind of her own. but she is smart. she knows you can t have to voices out of the white house. she had her ideas and she express them privately. critics among the leaders of the past, they wouldn t understand, they wouldn t appreciate it all, she was self assured, self-confident, she didn t have such a big ego that she had to go out and prove that she had her own right, to her what was important was the career of her husband. we hear a lot of criticism about the president, the former president that much have went, in an friendly medi
i say don t come out too often. this is unusual for me. i do want to thank all of you for your friendship and your loyal support and for planning this wonderful evening for me. i shall remember it always and thanks to the young people for this great pat nixon, first republican first lady to address a national convention, miami, 1972. she went interest a hard background to the white house. she traveled more widely than anybody before her, made volunteerism her issue and was chief supporter and behind the scenes political adviser to her husband president richard nixon. good evening and welcome to c-span series first ladies influence and image. tonight we ll tell you the story of pat nixon. though her time in the white house was really eclipsed by her husband s resignation from office in the wake of watergate, so we re going to tell more about her record and learn more about her life before the white house, what she did while she was there, and her legacy. here are our t
so this is quite unusual for me but i did want to thank all of you for your friendship and your loyal support and for this wonderful evening for me. i shall remember it always. and thanks to the young people for this great welcome. pat nixon, the first republican first lady to address a national convention, miami, 1972. she went from a hardscrabble background to the white house. as first lady, she traveled more widely than any before her, made volunteerisms her issue, and was a chief supporter and behind-the-scenes political adviser to her husband, president richard nixon. good evening, and welcome to c-span s series first ladies: influence and image. tonight, we ll tell you the story of pat nixon, although her time in the white house was really eclipsed by her husband s resignation from office in the wake of watergate. so we re going to tell more about her record and learn more about her life before the white house, what she did while she was there, and her legacy.
stories of america s 45 first ladies. now, at nixon on first ladies: influence an image. this is about 90 minutes. [applause] in: i stay in the wings and do not come out too often. this is quite unusual for me. i do want to thank all of you for your friendship and your loyal support and for the planning of this wonderful evening for me. i shall remember it always. and thanks to the young people for this great welcome. pat nixon, the first republican first lady to address a national convention, miami, 1972. she went from a hardscrabble background to the white house. as first lady, she traveled more widely than anybody before her, volunteering was her issue, and was a chief supporter to the political debts and political advisor to her husband. good evening. tonight, we will tell you the story of pat nixon. although her time in the white house was really eclipsed by her husband s resignation from office in the wake of watergate. we will tell more of her record and learn more
influence and image. tonight, we ll tell you the story of pat nixon, although her time in the white house was really eclipsed by her husband s resignation from office in the wake of watergate. so we re going to tell more about her record and learn more about her life before the white house, what she did while she was there, and her legacy. here are our two guests to tell her story. tim naftali is a presidential historian and the former head of the nixon library. and meet mary brennan, who is a pat nixon biographer and also history professor at texas state university. well, welcome to both of you. let s start with this perception of pat nixon. she is described in your book, actually, as an enigma. so what should people know? what are a couple of things about pat nixon that they d be surprised to learn? ms. brennan: pat was fun and funny. people who knew her talked about her sense of humor. and she was adventurous. as a young woman, she worked for a hospital in new york city,