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A Certain Comfort: Betty Ford As First Lady, Nichola D. Gutgold, Linda B. Hobgood
A Certain Comfort: Betty Ford As First Lady, Nichola D. Gutgold, Linda B. Hobgood
Rhetoric and Communication Studies Faculty Publications
Her White House stay was short-lived, but the lessons of Betty Ford's experience remain vividly instructive. By accident of a national political crisis which catapulted her to the rank of the first lady in 1974, Mrs. Ford's tenure lasted a brief two years until her husband, Gerald R. Ford lost his bid for reelection. During that time, she developed a relationship of candor with the press and public. She spoke her mind on social and moral issues that were at the forefront of public debate. The positions she took were not always popular with the majority of Americans, many of …
Wisdom To Know The Difference: The Rhetoric Of Pat Nixon, Linda B. Hobgood
Wisdom To Know The Difference: The Rhetoric Of Pat Nixon, Linda B. Hobgood
Rhetoric and Communication Studies Faculty Publications
Henriette Wyeth Hurd painted the official portrait of Patricia Nixon. The woman depicted is serene, almost sad. She appears fragile, yet brave. Above all, the face that gazes from the canvas understands--the wisdom in her eyes reflects that sense of tribulation bequeathed by experience. Both the painting and the subject reflect "calm at the center." It is an insightful portrayal of the American first lady known to the world as "Pat."