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From @lex-luthor.ai.mit.edu:jcma@REAGAN.AI.MIT.EDU Tue Jun 22 21:35:57 1993
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 1993 20:03-0400
From: The White House <75300.3115@compuserve.com>
To: Clinton-News-Distribution@campaign92.org
Subject: Statement on Death of Pat Nixon 6.22.93
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
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For Immediate Release June 22, 1993
STATEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY
ON THE DEATH OF MRS. RICHARD M. NIXON
The nation is deeply saddened today by the loss of former
First Lady Pat Nixon.
Patricia Ryan Nixon was a quiet pioneer whose concern for
family and country will leave a lasting mark on history. Mrs.
Nixon personified a deep reverence for the cherished American
traditions of community service, volunteerism, and personal
responsibility to one another.
As First Lady, she was indeed a lady of "firsts." She was
the first First Lady to represent the President of the United
States on an official overseas visit. She was the first incumbent
First Lady to publicly support the Equal Rights Amendment. And
she was an early advocate of promoting a woman to the U.S.
Supreme Court.
While always dignified and gracious, Mrs. Nixon was also a
passionate believer in volunteer service and the importance of
Americans helping one another. The appearance of the White House
today and its accessibility to visitors at special times each
year owe themselves in large degree to her generous and creative
efforts.
During her first Thanksgiving as First Lady she invited 225
senior citizens from area nursing homes to the White House for a
special meal. She invited hundreds of families to non-
denominational Sunday services in the East Room. And she offered
the White House as a meeting place for volunteer organizations
dedicated to solving community problems.
Mrs. Nixon, a mother of two, was also a loyal and steadfast
believer in family. She traveled extensively with her husband
across the nation and abroad, and was widely praised for her
diplomatic gestures overseas. As she said in 1971, "We've always
been a team."
We are heartened that former President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon
were able to celebrate their 53rd wedding anniversary yesterday.
Our thoughts are with Mrs. Nixon's family today as we remember
her many accomplishments and contributions to the nation.
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