and a very special welcome to an expert on pat nixon, julie nixon eisenhower. julie serves as a member of the board of the richard nixon foundation. pat nixon was admired and liked by a broad spectrum of people at home and abroad, regardless of their political leanings. she had a talent for connecting people and putting them at ease. no other first lady traveled so much until pat nixon set out into the world. sh traveled to over 75 countries, most famously china and russia with the president, but also on her own libera, venezuela, southeast asia and more. in 1970 her immediate and heartfelt trip to peru after a devastating earthquake earned her the gratitude of the people and the government. with a greeting heads of states, introducing herself to children, pat nixon was always a caring and gracious lady. now i will turn you over to sandy quinn, the vice president of the nixon foundation. he was an assistant to richard nixon, and later served on the staff of governor ronald reagan and u.s. senator george murphy. he was head of marketing for walt disney world in f

and a special welcome to julie nixon eisenhower. julie serves as a member of the board of the nixon foundation. pat nixon was liked by a broad spectrum of people at home and abroad, regardless of their political means. she had a talent for connecting with people and putting them at ease. tonight we look forward to learning more about her and her national travels and valued role as a goodwill ambassador. no other first lady had traveled so much until pat nixon set out into the world. she traveled to over 75 countries, most famously china and russia with the president, but also on her own to liberia, ghana, event someday louisiana, southeast asia and more. in 1970 her immediate and heartfelt trip to peru after a devastating earthquake earned her the grand to the people and the government. with a greedy head of state, introducing herself to children or bringing comfort in a crisis, pat nixon was also a caring and gracious lady. now we'll turn you over to sandy quinn, the vice president of the nixon foundation. he was an assistant to ric