[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 582 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 582

 Celebrating the centennial of the birth of First Lady Patricia Nixon.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 2012

Mr. Lance submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Celebrating the centennial of the birth of First Lady Patricia Nixon.

Whereas Thelma Catherine ``Pat'' Ryan Nixon was born on March 16, 2012, in Ely, 
        Nevada, and was raised on a small truck farm in southern California;
Whereas a young person of tremendous courage and determination, Mrs. Nixon 
        worked her way through the University of Southern California from which 
        she was graduated cum laude in 1937;
Whereas throughout the more than 25 years of public life, people in the United 
        States identified with Mrs. Nixon's rise from poverty to success as an 
        embodiment of the American Dream;
Whereas Patricia Ryan and Richard Nixon were married in 1940 and Mrs. Nixon 
        campaigned with her husband as he was elected to the House of 
        Representatives in 1946 and 1948, to the United States Senate in 1950 
        and as Vice President in 1952 and 1956;
Whereas Mrs. Nixon traveled extensively throughout the world, including to Asia, 
        South America, and the Soviet Union, earning the title ``Madame 
        Ambassador'', the first such President's spouse to be designated so;
Whereas with the inauguration of Richard Nixon as the 37th President of the 
        United States in 1969, First Lady Patricia Nixon became our Ambassador 
        of Good Will, visiting South Vietnam, Africa, China, and earthquake 
        ravished Peru;
Whereas First Lady Patricia Nixon encouraged volunteer service ``in the spirit 
        of people helping people'', added 600 paintings and antiques to the 
        White House collections, illuminated the White House at night, and 
        opened the White House gardens to the public; and
Whereas Mrs. Nixon was a devoted daughter, spouse, mother to daughters Tricia 
        Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower, grandparent, and friend: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes First Lady Patricia Nixon's influential role 
        on the national and international stages;
            (2) remembers First Lady Patricia Nixon for her devotion to 
        family, her grace, and her perseverance; and
            (3) honors First Lady Patricia Nixon's memory on the 
        centennial of her birth with the same spirit noted on her grave 
        marker, ``Even when people can't speak your language, they can 
        tell if you have love in your heart.''.
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