Pat Nixon

Nixon Love Letters Reveal New Side

AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 05.12.2012

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YORBA LINDA, Calif. — When Richard Nixon first met his future bride, he was so smitten he pined for her night and day, he schemed of romantic ge...

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The Mrs. Nixon You Don't Know

The Daily Beast | Posted 01.09.2012

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Ann Beattie's playful and polymorphous new book, Mrs. Nixon: A Novelist Imagines a Life, is unlike anything she has written. Beattie is noted for the ...

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When First Ladies Dance: From Michelle Obama's Dougie to Jackie Kennedy's Twist to Betty Ford's Bump

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 07.09.2011

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Carl Sferrazza Anthony

Michelle Obama is hardly the first to enjoy gliding over the waxed parquet on the wide, open East Room floor. Her "Dougie" is but the latest link in a history of popular American dance within first lady history.

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Michelle Obama Makes First Lady History... and What Was She Wearing?

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carl Sferrazza Anthony

It was a gray dress. Enough said. Credit/Getty Images More vital to the long-term interests of the nation than the clothes she wore one particular...

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What Do Sarah Palin and Marie Antoinette Have in Common?

Judge H. Lee Sarokin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judge H. Lee Sarokin

They both said: "Let them eat cake!" Somewhere in the Constitution, Sarah Palin has found the "God-given" right to be obese.

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The Ex-President Inside Out and Always Centered, Revealed by His Grandson

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carl Sferrazza Anthony

Anyone who loves politics, history or even the pop culture of the Sixties will be startled by the new perspective on Ike afforded by the genuinely intimate glimpses here.

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Look Who Was at the Gate? Pat Nixon and the US/Mexico Border

Geri Spieler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Operation Gatekeeper and Beyond is one of several new books on illegal immigration and the plight of those here and those trying to get here that have suddenly flooded the market.

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Chris Benz Resort Show Inspired By Patricia Nixon (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Designer Chris Benz recently unveiled his Resort collection, which was inspired by former first lady Patricia Nixon's style. We took a look at Benz's ...

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First Lady Summer Style: A Slideshow Retrospective

Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 05.25.2011

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The first lady's garb is a great way to gauge what's hot for summer style. Michelle Obama often makes news with her warm-weather wear comprised of cap...

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Hello Dolley! And Jackie and Mamie and Nancy....A Brief History of Showing 'Skin' In The White House

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carl Sferrazza Anthony

As a First Lady historian, there's something humorous in the current "debate" about whether showing skin is socially acceptable for First Ladies. It's been a topic of discussion since the start of the presidency.

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First Ladies: Character to Caricature, Part One

Carl Sferrazza Anthony | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carl Sferrazza Anthony

Scanning Michelle Obama's post-election coverage makes it seem that the importance of being First Lady is about sleeveless dresses and puppy breeds. It isn't.

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