Claim: Richard Nixon's wife moved in order to do work for the government of a nation.
Evidence: He and his wife Pat moved to Washington in 1942 to work for the federal government.
The Federal Government of the United States is the national government of the United States , a republic in North America , composed of 50 states , one district , Washington , D.C. -LRB- the nation 's capital -RRB- , and several territories.