Known for movies

Short Info

DiedJune 22, 1993, Park Ridge, New Jersey, United States
SpouseRichard Nixon
FactShares her name with a character in Tom Clancy's novel. Jack Ryan's wife is named Catherine Ryan. Appropriately, she too becomes First Lady of the United States.


Pat Nixon was born Thelma Catherine Ryan in 1912 in Ely, Nevada, the second of three daughters of William Ryan, a miner, and Kate Halpin Ryan, a dressmaker. Her father’s job meant the family moved around a lot and she attended a number of different schools, eventually graduating from Excelsior High School in Placentia, California in 1929.

Her early career was as a teacher, but she soon moved into government work, first as a secretary in the office of the U.S. House of Representatives and then as a staff member for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was during her time working for the FBI that she met her future husband, Richard Nixon. They married in 1940 and had two daughters, Patricia and Julie.

Pat Nixon was an active First Lady, campaigning for her husband during his successful runs for Congress and the Senate, as well as during his two presidential campaigns. She also worked to promote a number of causes, including cancer research and literacy. After her husband’s resignation from office in 1974, she largely retired from public life, although she did make a few appearances on behalf of her husband during his unsuccessful bid for the presidency in 1980.

Pat Nixon died in 1993 at the age of 81. Her husband died two years later.

Pat Nixon was born Thelma Catherine Ryan in 1912 in Ely, Nevada, the second of three daughters of William Ryan, a miner, and Kate Halpin Ryan, a dressmaker. Her father’s job meant the family moved around a lot and she attended a number of different schools, eventually graduating from Excelsior High School in Placentia, California in 1929.

Her early career was as a teacher, but she soon moved into government work, first as a secretary in the office of the U.S. House of Representatives and then as a staff member for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It was during her time working for the FBI that she met her future husband, Richard Nixon. They married in 1940 and had two daughters, Patricia and Julie.

Pat Nixon was an active First Lady, campaigning for her husband during his successful runs for Congress and the Senate, as well as during his two presidential campaigns. She also worked to promote a number of causes, including cancer research and literacy. After her husband’s resignation from office in 1974, she largely retired from public life, although she did make a few appearances on behalf of her husband during his unsuccessful bid for the presidency in 1980.

Pat Nixon died in 1993 at the age of 81. Her husband died two years later.

General Info

Full NamePat Nixon
DiedJune 22, 1993, Park Ridge, New Jersey, United States
ProfessionTeacher, Secretary, Technician, Economist, Spokesperson, Municipal clerk
EducationFullerton College, University of Southern California
NationalityAmerican

Family

SpouseRichard Nixon
ChildrenJulie Nixon Eisenhower, Tricia Nixon Cox
ParentsKatherine Halberstadt, William Ryan, Sr
SiblingsWilliam M. Ryan Jr., Matthew Bender, Neva Bender, Thomas Ryan

Accomplishments

MoviesDancing Pirate

Social profile links

Quotes

#Quote
1I have sacrificed everything in my life that I consider precious in order to advance the political career of my husband.

Facts

#Fact
1Attended Fullerton Junior College, 1931-1933.
2Shares her name with a character in Tom Clancy's novel. Jack Ryan's wife is named Catherine Ryan. Appropriately, she too becomes First Lady of the United States.
3Her father, William M. Ryan, Sr., was a sailor, gold miner, and truck farmer of Irish descent. Her mother, Katherine Halberstadt, was a German immigrant. She had two older brothers, William M. Jr. (1910-1997) and Thomas (1911-1992), and also had a half-sister, Neva Bender (born 1909), and a half-brother, Matthew Bender (born 1907), from her mother's first marriage.
4Pat was a nickname given her by her father, referring to her birth date and Irish ancestry, though she also used the name Patricia, which is used on her tombstone though it was not her legal name.
5Suffered strokes in 1976 and 1982 and recovered fully from both. She also suffered from emphysema (she had been a heavy smoker), a degenerative spinal disease and cancer of the mouth. In December 1992, while hospitalized for respiratory problems, the lung cancer was diagnosed and she made no further public appearances.
6First lady of the United States (1969-1974).

Pictures

Movies

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Dancing Pirate1936Dance-Class Student (uncredited)
Small Town Girl1936Thelma 'Pat' Ryan (uncredited)
The Great Ziegfeld1936Ziegfeld Girl (uncredited)
Becky Sharp1935Ballroom Dance Extra (uncredited)

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
America's Book of Secrets2013TV Series documentaryHerself
Biography2001TV Series documentaryHerself
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford1973TV Special documentaryHerself (uncredited)
Laugh-In1969TV SeriesHerself
The Jack Paar Tonight Show1960TV SeriesHerself
Gala Day at Disneyland1960ShortHerself
Disneyland '591959TV Movie documentaryHerself
Checkers Speech1952TV Movie documentaryHerself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Rich Hall's Presidential Grudge Match2016TV Movie documentaryHerself (uncredited)
How to Win the US Presidency2016DocumentaryHerself
Race for the White House2016TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself
The Sixties2014TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself - First Lady
The Presidents' Gatekeepers2013TV Movie documentaryHerself
Our Nixon2013DocumentaryHerself
America's Book of Secrets2012TV Series documentaryHerself
J. Edgar2011Herself (uncredited)
20/202011TV Series documentaryHerself
The Kennedys2011TV Mini-SeriesHerself
Hubert H Humphrey: The Art of the Possible2010TV Movie documentaryHerself - First Lady of the United States
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu2010DocumentaryHerself (as Patricia Nixon)
The Nixon Library2009Video documentary shortHerself
All the Presidents' Wives2008Video documentaryHerself
Banda sonora2008TV SeriesHerself
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson2008DocumentaryHerself - 1972 Convention (uncredited)
Disneyland: Secrets, Stories, & Magic2007Video documentaryHerself - the Richard Nixon Family (uncredited)
1968 with Tom Brokaw2007TV Movie documentaryHerself
Mad Men2007TV SeriesHerself
The U.S. vs. John Lennon2006DocumentaryHerself (uncredited)
Wanderlust2006TV Movie documentaryHerself
The Delegate2006Documentary shortHerself
Declassified2006TV Series documentaryHerself
Inside Deep Throat2005DocumentaryHerself - First Lady of the United States (uncredited)
War Stories with Oliver North2004TV Series documentaryHerself
American Experience2004TV Series documentaryHerself
Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst2004DocumentaryHerself (uncredited)
Power and Beauty2002TV MovieHerself (uncredited)
K-19: The Widowmaker2002Herself (with Richard) (uncredited)
The Trials of Henry Kissinger2002DocumentaryHerself (uncredited)
Ali-Frazier I: One Nation... Divisible2000TV Movie documentaryHerself (uncredited)
The X-Files2000TV SeriesHerself
Steal This Movie2000Herself (at her husband's inauguration) (uncredited)
The Korean War: Fire and Ice1999TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself (at Republican convention with Ike and Dick) (uncredited)
The Century: America's Time1999TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself - First Lady
Biography1996-1998TV Series documentaryHerself / Herself - as First Lady Pat Nixon
Cold War1998TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself
Close to You: Remembering the Carpenters1997TV Movie documentaryHerself
The White House1996TV Movie documentaryHerself
Inside the White House1995TV Movie documentaryHerself
The Speeches of Richard Nixon1995Video documentaryHerself - Votes in 1960 Election, Awaits Results
Nixon1995Herself - Leaving White House after Resignation (uncredited)
Truman1995TV MovieHerself - Eisenhower Inauguration (uncredited)
The Century of Warfare1994TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself
Watergate1994TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself (uncredited)
Stalking the President: A History of American Assassins1992DocumentaryHerself - Leaves White House After Resignation
Citizen Cohn1992TV MovieHerself (uncredited)
Memories of 1970-19911991TV Series documentaryHerself
JFK1991Herself - with Richard Nixon (uncredited)
Dark Days at the White House: The Watergate Scandal and the Resignation of President Richard M. Nixon1989TV Movie documentaryHerself
We Can Keep You Forever1988TV Movie documentaryHerself (uncredited)
V.I.P.-Schaukel1980TV Series documentaryHerself
The Ten Thousand Day War1980TV Mini-Series documentaryHerself (uncredited)
Newsfront1978Herself (uncredited)
All the President's Men1976Herself (uncredited)
Brother Can You Spare a Dime1975DocumentaryHerself
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story1971TV ShortHerself (uncredited)
The Happy Ending1969Herself (uncredited)
NBC White Paper1966TV Series documentaryHerself - Visits Latin America, 1958

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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