The Lonely Lady of San Clemente by Lester David

Housewife (1957), being featured regularly in many of the leading Year (1953) Mother of the Year (1955) and the Nation's Ideal

Vice president (1953-61), she was named Outstanding Homemaker of the During the years when her husband served as Lady at a time when women were starting to be encouraged to reject this Maintained her stance as the traditional and nonconfrontational First Pat Nixon, with all of her considerable talents and ability, No office and their marriage did not confer the job of policymaker upon Probably would object to this description, the reality is that they hold While more recent First Ladies have professional degrees and Supportive in public and constructively critical in private must seeĪll to avert trouble and say nothing to get into trouble.' must stay strong without ever becoming tough must be unfailingly Politician accepts the loss of privacy and the loss of family time. William Safire set forth the role of First Lady: 'The spouse of a The New York Times on June 24, 1993, former Nixon aide and journalist In discussing the role of a politician's wife in an article in Removed from her reach, even as the gap has narrowed in recent years. Is muted because the real action of the nation takes place in areas far At the same time, the role of the First Lady basically Is not significant, the public's perception of her offers an What is Pat Nixon's place in history during her tenure asįirst Lady? While it might be argued that the role of First Lady really 9, 1974, over the Watergate scandal, as he became Her all-time low rank in 2014Ĭoincided with the 40th anniversary of Richard M. She was in 18th place in 1993, the year of her death fell toģ3rd in 2003 and climbed to 25th in 2008. Although Nixon never was a favoriteįirst Lady in the Siena College polls, her ratings have fluctuated over Nixon came in last place in accomplishments, with similarly low ratingsĪs in the five previous polls undertaken by Siena College, Eleanor The subjects were rated in 10 categories, includingĪccomplishments, value to president, own woman, and leadership. The ratings were done by 242 historians, political scientists,Īnd authors. In the 2014 SienaĬollege poll evaluating 39 First Ladies, she had the sixth-lowest In this respect, Pat Nixon is no exception. Retrieved from įIRST LADIES tend to be judged by the achievements of their

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The Lonely Lady of San Clemente by Lester David