Pat Nixon Height, Weight, Age, Husband, Biography

Pat Nixon Height, Weight, Age, Husband, Biography

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Pat Nixon Quick Info
Height 5 ft 5 in
Weight 52 kg
Date of Birth March 16, 1912
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Date of Death June 22, 1993

Pat Nixon was an American teacher and socialite who served as the second lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961 as the wife of Vice President Richard Nixon and as the first lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974 as the wife of President Richard Nixon.

Born Name

Thelma Catherine Ryan

Other Names

Pat, Buddy, Starlight, Patricia, Pat Nixon

Pat Nixon as seen while posing in the White House in 1970Pat Nixon as seen while posing in the White House in 1970 (White House photo office / narademo.umiacs.umd.edu / Public Domain)

Age

She was born on March 16, 1912.

Died

On June 22, 1993, Pat Nixon died of lung cancer at the age of 81 at her home in Park Ridge, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

Resting Place

Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, Yorba Linda, California, United States

Sun Sign

Pisces

Born Place

Ely, White Pine County, Nevada, United States

Residence

She resided in Park Ridge, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

Nationality

American

Education

Pat Nixon studied at Excelsior High School and graduated in 1929. After that, she got enrolled at Fullerton College and paid for her education by working odd jobs, including working as a driver, a pharmacy manager, a telephone operator, and a typist.

She joined the University of Southern California (USC) in the year 1931 and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in merchandising in 1937. She also earned a certificate to teach at the high school level, which USC deemed equivalent to a master’s degree.

Occupation

Teacher, Socialite, Second lady of the United States from 1953 to 1961, First lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974

Family

  • Father – William M. Ryan Sr. (Sailor, Gold Miner, Truck Farmer)
  • Mother – Katherine Halberstadt
  • Siblings – William Jr. (1910–1997) (Older Brother), Thomas (1911–1992) (Older Brother), Neva Bender (1909–1981) (Older Maternal Half-Sister), Matthew Bender (1907–1973) (Older Maternal Half-Brother)
  • Others – Francis Nixon (Father-In-Law) (Businessperson), Hannah Milhous Nixon (Mother-In-Law), Harold Nixon (Brother-In-Law), Edward Nixon (Brother-In-Law) (Entrepreneur), Donald Nixon (Brother-In-Law)

Political Party

Republican

Build

Slim

Pat Nixon as seen in the White House Red Room with White House curator Clem Conger in 1971Pat Nixon as seen in the White House Red Room with White House curator Clem Conger in 1971 (White House Photo Office / US government, Executive Office of the President / Public Domain)

Height

5 ft 5 in or 165 cm

Weight

52 kg or 114.5 lbs

Boyfriend / Spouse

Pat Nixon dated –

  • Robert Taylor (1934) – She had a fling with actor Robert Taylor in 1934.
  • Richard Nixon (1938-1993) – In 1938, she met Richard Nixon who was a young lawyer who had recently graduated from the Duke University School of Law. They fell in love and he asked her to marry him the first night they went out. Recalling the meeting, Pat said, “I thought he was nuts or something!”. On June 21, 1940, they got married at the Mission Inn in Riverside, California. They were blessed with 2 daughters named Tricia Nixon (b. February 21, 1946) and Julie Nixon (b. July 5, 1948). The couple remained together until Pat’s death in 1993.

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    Pat Nixon was of Irish descent on her father’s side and has German roots on her mother’s side.

    Hair Color

    Auburn

    Eye Color

    Blue

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    High cheekbones

    Pat Nixon as seen while smiling for a picture in 1972Pat Nixon as seen while smiling for a picture in 1972 (Unknown author / nixonlibraryfoundation.org / CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED)

    Pat Nixon Facts

  • Her father nicknamed her ‘Pat’ because she was born on the day before Saint Patrick’s Day.
  • In 1924, her mother passed away due to cancer when she was just 12 years old. After 5 years, her father died of silicosis.
  • After graduating from the University of Southern California (USC), Pat Nixon accepted a position as a high school teacher at Whittier Union High School in Whittier, California.
  • When talking about her, a high school professor once noted that she “stood out from the empty-headed, overdressed little sorority girls of that era like a good piece of literature on a shelf of cheap paperbacks”.
  • Pat Nixon was cast as an extra in the 1936 musical drama film The Great Ziegfeld, starring William Powell, Myrna Loy, and Luise Rainer.
  • She played Thelma Ryan in the 1936 romantic comedy film Small Town Girl. However, her role went uncredited.
  • Pat Nixon once said, “I have sacrificed everything in my life that I consider precious in order to advance the political career of my husband.”

    • Featured Image by White House photo office / narademo.umiacs.umd.edu / Public Domain

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