Pat Nixon traveled to over 75 countries, making her the most-traveled First Lady in history at that time. Special guest Julie Nixon Eisenhower joins Gen. Don Hughes, a military aide who accompanied the Nixons during the vice presidential years; Col. Jack Brennan, President Nixon’s Marine Corps military aide who accompanied Mrs. Nixon to China in 1972; and the Hon. Bill Codus, the State Department’s Assistant Chief of Protocol for Visits, who planned most of Mrs. Nixon’s foreign trips. Bob Bostock, who worked with President Nixon from 1989–1994, will also participate. Presented in partnership with the Richard Nixon Foundation.
Join us at the National Archives in Washington, DC for a fascinating presentation by former high-level White House officials on First Lady Pat Nixon’s remarkable work as an American diplomat and effective Ambassador of Goodwill.
Panelists include Col. Jack Brennan, Marine Aide to President Nixon and later-Chief-of-Staff; Hon. William Codus, State Department Liaison to First Lady Pat Nixon; General Don Hughes, Military Assistant to Vice President and President Nixon; and Hon Bob Bostock, Pat Nixon Centennial consultant and former Nixon staffer.
Welcoming Remarks:
* David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States
* Sandy Quinn, President of the Richard Nixon Foundation
Panel Program:
* Col. John V. "Jack" Brennan
* Hon. William R. Codus
* Julie Nixon Eisenhower
* Gen. James D. "Don" Hughes
* Robert M. Bostock, Moderator
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