but patricia nixon's save dolley madison and what there were referring to and the fact that patricia nixon did so much for the white house, she secured over 600 artifacts during her time and the white house went from being about one third antiques and historically furnished. by the time the nixons left, it was two thirds, and there no greater. now an administration has had a greater impact on the white house than the nixon's. and really, today's white house could be a set for a nixon movie. and she not only loved the house, but she loved christmas. in 1969, a times reporter observed, the presidential couples have gone, quite gone at the christmas time, merry making with quite the gusto of richard and pat nixon for the holidays. they have people, the place with choirs, bob hope that apollo 12 astronauts the more than 6000 other american, is renowned and known to fuel those guests. the kitchens turned out 25, 25,000 cookies, 1130 gallons of fruit punch, an identical quantity of eggnog. nobody in washington can remember a more festive white house christmas. and she really created more tr