Heath Lee - From Poise to Purpose: Pat Nixon, Betty Ford, and the Changing Role of First Lady

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum

Betty Ford and Pat Nixon shared more than just the First Lady position: they also shared a long history of friendship and mutual admiration.  

Heath Hardage Lee, author of "The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon," will discuss Pat Nixon’s life and times as well as the intertwined fates of Mrs. Nixon and Mrs. Ford, and their contrasting styles as First Lady.