She would later admit to experiencing a "moment of fear going into a battle zone", because, as author and historian Carl Sferrazza Anthony noted, "Pat Nixon was literally in a line of fire."
后来她承认自己在“进入作战区域时有过一阵恐惧”，因为正如作家兼历史学家卡尔·斯弗拉扎·安东尼（Carl Sferrazza Anthony）指出的那样：“帕特·尼克松真的是走进了火线之中”。