The iconic red coat worn by Pat Nixon on display as part of the special exhibit, Why They Wore It: The Politics and Pop Culture of First Ladies’ Fashion, at the Richard Nixon Library ...

In 1972, Pat Nixon wore a tea-length bright red coat, the same shade as the Chinese flag, on her and her husband’s historic trip to the country, which was emerging from decades of self-imposed ...

In “The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon,” the historian Heath Hardage Lee tries to give the oft-maligned “Plastic Pat” her due. By Amy S. Greenberg Amy S. Greenberg is the head of the history ...

U.S. President Richard Nixon and first lady Pat Nixon are seen as they visit the tombs of Chinese emperors of the Ming Dynasty, in the suburbs of China’s capital of Beijing, Feb. 24, 1972.