“I especially admired Pat’s poise in the face of tremendous challenges. “In the years after leaving the White House, I’ve come to know daughters, Tricia and Julie, and realize how much they reflect her fine character and what a wonderful mother she was,” Mrs. Carter, likewise, to focus on promoting volunteerism. “Our success as a nation depends on our willingness to give generously of ourselves for the welfare and enrichment of the lives of others,” she said. Nixon’s tenure as first lady was to promote volunteerism. She would often come down to the White House state floor from the residence quarters to greet tourists, shake hands, sign autographs and pose for photographs.Ī primary focus of Mrs. She sought to make the White House more accessible to the disabled, installing handicapped ramps and allowing blind visitors to touch the antiques. While in the White House, my grandmother undertook an initiative to substantially upgrade the executive mansion’s paintings and furnishings. Nixon’s role as first lady and what that entailed in the event her husband were to win in 1976. National Archives or DVIDS.Carter decided to run for president while the Nixons were still in the White House, and that understandably prompted Mrs. This website is developed as a part of the world's largest public domain archive,, and not developed or endorsed by the U.S.
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