Patricia Nixon Cox
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Patricia "Tricia" Nixon Cox (born February 21, 1946) is the elder daughter of the 37th U.S. President
Richard M. Nixon
and First Lady Pat Nixon
, and sister to Julie Nixon Eisenhower
.
Cox performed more of a ceremonial role during her father's political career than did her younger sister Julie Nixon Eisenhower
, accompanying him to many campaign stops and, after his presidential inauguration, state trips around the world.
She is married to Edward Finch Cox
and is the mother of Christopher Nixon Cox
.
in Manhattan
, New York
, a since-closed women's college
best known as a "Finishing School
" for affluent young women. At her graduation on June 14, 1968, her father served as a special guest speaker.
Tricia married Harvard Law
student Edward Finch Cox
in a White House Rose Garden
ceremony on June 12, 1971. The wedding was described in Life magazine as "akin to American royalty".
She has lived a very private life, staying home to care for her son, Christopher Nixon Cox
, born in March 1979. She and her husband, now a corporate attorney
and the chairman of the New York Republican State Committee, live just off Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
. She serves on the boards of many medical-research institutions, as well as the Richard Nixon Foundation at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum and its adjunct, The Nixon Center in Washington, D.C.
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Richard M. Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
and First Lady Pat Nixon
Pat Nixon
Thelma Catherine "Pat" Ryan Nixon was the wife of Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United States, and was First Lady of the United States from 1969 to 1974. She was commonly known as Patricia or Pat Nixon.Born in Nevada, Pat Ryan grew up in Los Angeles, California...
, and sister to Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Julie Nixon Eisenhower is the younger daughter of 37th U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon, and sister to Patricia Nixon Cox....
.
Cox performed more of a ceremonial role during her father's political career than did her younger sister Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
Julie Nixon Eisenhower is the younger daughter of 37th U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon, and sister to Patricia Nixon Cox....
, accompanying him to many campaign stops and, after his presidential inauguration, state trips around the world.
She is married to Edward Finch Cox
Edward F. Cox
Edward Ridley Finch Cox , is the chairman of the New York Republican State Committee and the son-in-law of the late President Richard M. Nixon. Cox is a lawyer in the Manhattan law firm of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP where he has served as the Chairman of the Corporate Department and a...
and is the mother of Christopher Nixon Cox
Christopher Nixon Cox
Christopher Nixon Cox is a politician in New York and is the grandson of Richard Nixon.-Early life:Christopher Nixon Cox was born and raised in New York, and currently lives in Manhattan....
.
Education
Tricia attended Finch CollegeFinch College
Finch College was a baccalaureate women's college located in Manhattan, New York City, New York. It began as a finishing school for wealthy young women and later evolved into a liberal arts college...
in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, a since-closed women's college
Women's college
Women's colleges in higher education are undergraduate, bachelor's degree-granting institutions, often liberal arts colleges, whose student populations are composed exclusively or almost exclusively of women...
best known as a "Finishing School
Finishing school
A finishing school is "a private school for girls that emphasises training in cultural and social activities." The name reflects that it follows on from ordinary school and is intended to complete the educational experience, with classes primarily on etiquette...
" for affluent young women. At her graduation on June 14, 1968, her father served as a special guest speaker.
Marriage and professional activities
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
student Edward Finch Cox
Edward F. Cox
Edward Ridley Finch Cox , is the chairman of the New York Republican State Committee and the son-in-law of the late President Richard M. Nixon. Cox is a lawyer in the Manhattan law firm of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP where he has served as the Chairman of the Corporate Department and a...
in a White House Rose Garden
White House Rose Garden
The White House Rose Garden is a garden bordering the Oval Office and the West Wing of the White House. The garden is approximately 125 feet long and 60 feet wide...
ceremony on June 12, 1971. The wedding was described in Life magazine as "akin to American royalty".
She has lived a very private life, staying home to care for her son, Christopher Nixon Cox
Christopher Nixon Cox
Christopher Nixon Cox is a politician in New York and is the grandson of Richard Nixon.-Early life:Christopher Nixon Cox was born and raised in New York, and currently lives in Manhattan....
, born in March 1979. She and her husband, now a corporate attorney
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and the chairman of the New York Republican State Committee, live just off Fifth Avenue in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. She serves on the boards of many medical-research institutions, as well as the Richard Nixon Foundation at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum and its adjunct, The Nixon Center in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
See also
- Chris Nixon CoxChristopher Nixon CoxChristopher Nixon Cox is a politician in New York and is the grandson of Richard Nixon.-Early life:Christopher Nixon Cox was born and raised in New York, and currently lives in Manhattan....