But it is ultimately unfair to its purported subject, Pat Nixon -- the quiet spouse of the only U.S. president to resign from office, who, dated and Barbie-dollish as she seemed to many of us at the ...

Patricia Ryan Nixon was, as far as I have ever been able to tell, pretty much flawless. She was born into extremely modest circumstances in the small town of Ely, Nevada on what was once called “the ...

In the modern era, Patricia Nixon was probably the most private person to ever occupy the White House. Roanoke writer Heath Hardage Lee has put those years into perspective in a keen, brightly written ...

On January 20, Melania Trump and Usha Vance will assume the historic roles of first and second ladies of the United States, stepping into positions shaped by centuries of tradition and change. Each ...

Biographer Lee (The League of Wives) paints an intriguingly sympathetic portrait of first lady Pat Nixon (1912–1993), framing her as an unfairly maligned figure (she was famously nicknamed “Plastic ...

President Donald Trump touted the new ballroom as his “great legacy project.” He said it will cost some $300 million.