March 16, 1993 Dear Pat, Happy, happy birthday! 1 30 hope you enjoy a day filled with fove and frtendship -- p£ease count me among that circte of griends who regard you with great affection and admiration. One of my earliest and strongest memories of you was when, as wise 0f the Vice Pacsident, you were Leader of the Senate Ladies. Let me say réght now, you were so dutiful and caring, and made the rest of us - me incfuded - feel we ondy worked halk ad hard 44 wou! You brought out the best in us and gave us such fun times, 1 think the modern word is “bonding.” I recat! once you asked all of us to give a Littke tath about the trips we took with our husbands— I came away geeling I knew the wives of Lyndon's Seflow workers and the states they represented better 2 her Gor our comradeship there. Your own deseriptions were gilded with toinkly humor that was captivating. I’ve alaays thought you were the standout in that job! When T thine of you and President Nixon, and your many warm gestures to us, I particutarty remember when on Lyndon's birthday 4m 1969, you asked us to Lunch at your beautiful home in San Clemente close to the sea. Then we gLew up to a portion of the Redwood Forest which came into the National Park Service in the Fal of ‘66, and then named the Lady 8iad Johnson Gaove. It mas a charming dedication ceremony, and an act of such kindness and generosity! Since outdoor America -- its trees, native plants see gitouens © the whole beautigul scene =~ is the closest thing cot pneart except fon my {anity, I considen it one of the great adventures of my Life. Hay I also salute your wonderful portrait in the White House that wath rcpresent you to future generations? The artist, Henrietee Wifthp Hurd, captured the essence of you superbty. Bua p— With a fond satute, Mts. Richard We Nixon 18001 Yorba Linda Boufevanrd Yorba Linda, California 92686