Evening star., 1952-07-20
Mrs. Nixon Beseiqed
By kilograms, Calls
The Republican V. P. Nominees Wife
Kept Up Most of Might After Return

who had lost track of the former
Pat Ryan but had recognized her
on television.
There were several letters from
other families named Ryan. Some
said there was a long-lost Pat in
their family. wondered if they
might be related. Others just
wondered vaguely if there might
be family tie. All indicated they
would be delighted to acknow-
ledge relationship to the lady on
whose husband fortune had
smiled.
The song writer's seemed to
have a special fondness for speed.
Their offerings usually arrived
special delivery. complete with al
scored copy and prominent warn
ing that the song was protected
by copyright. An altruistic few
posed no such restrictions, merely
beSought the candidate to get
their handiwork an audience.
Most of the musical offerings
featured General Eisenhower, and
arrived so shortly after the nomi-
nation that they presumably were
written in advance. A few bore
evidence of a quick rewrite to in
clude Nixon.
A woman from Arlington, Va,
sent in song titled Abilene
Ike" A man submitted Were
All for Eisenhower. Another mail
brought three pairs of II Like
Ike" gloveS-all too small.
Insurance statesmen, Mrs. Nixon
has come to believe, must take a |
dim view of the life expectancy of
"a vice presidential candidate.
"They want to sell us every kind
of policy you ever heard of, and
they all say that it's VERY I'M
PORTANT that we get this
IMMEDIATELY"
Private schools-about IS of
them-thoughtfully offered to take
care of the children while the
Nixons campaign. (The children |
probably will stay with Mr.. Nixon's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nixon
Of Whittier, CaliD. |.
Custom dress designers offered
to relieve Mrs. Nixon "of the re-
sponsibility of worrying about
campaign wardrobe. Just leave it
all to u.s." Actually, she doesn't
intend to buy very much, the
candidates wife declares, but "just
add few pieces to what already
have" AS one who used to make
many Of her own clothes, she has
pretty definite ideas on what she
wants, doesn't intend to turn the
job of selection over to any one
else.
Several bids for television ap-
pearanceS, some including the
children, also have been received.
So far Mrs. Nixon has had to turn
down all of these. Others sought
to use the children's pictures in
connection with charitable events. |
A steady stream of reporters
and photographers have come to
call all week until the children
want to run and hide when they
see a photographer coming. It's so
hot under those lights" says their
mother.
Il didn't even have time to go
to the grocery store until Thurs
day." she added. fortunately, the
neighbors offered to shop for me" ""
Nor were mailmen, Western
Union messengers and the press
her only callers. Perfect strangers
came to the door. They said they
were neighbors and would like to
get acquainted. Other strangers,
less bold, drove by in their cars,
their heads hanging out the
windows.
"Our neighbors are complain
ing that our quiet little neighbor-
hood isn't quiet any more" said
Mrs. Nixon ruefully."
Her children are relatively un-
affected by all the excitement,
Mrs. Nixon thinks. except for their
full-blown mad on photographers.
'Tricia is thoroughly bored with
Questions about her romance with
5-year-oid David Kefauver, son of
you know who.
"We try not to let the children
see many of their pictures in the
paper" their mother declared. Il
think the thing that affects them
most is having to share me with
so many other things right now.
The first thing 'Tricia asked me
when told her about Daddy was