Heath Hardage Lee

Aug 24, 2024 | marconews.com | Heath Hardage Lee |Martin's Press |Douglas Preston |Lincoln Child

"The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon: The Life and Times of Washington's Most Private First Lady" By Heath Hardage Lee c. 2024, St. Martin's Press $32, 416 pages Nobody knows the troubles you've seen. They're all tucked firmly away in your head, never to be discussed. Your feelings on this, your viewpoint on that, they're nobody's business right now - or maybe ever. There are too many people in this world who'll twist them to fit their own narrative, so no. As in the new book "The Mysterious Mrs.

Aug 10, 2024 | bookreporter.com | Heath Hardage Lee

She was born Thelma Catherine Ryan in 1912, but the world came to know her as Pat Nixon, the wife of President Richard Nixon. The significance of the First Lady in the White House has often been downplayed, despite previous examples of various First Ladies illustrating strength under adversity (Edith Wilson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy). Pat’s role both before and during her husband’s administration would be underestimated.

Aug 7, 2024 | washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com | Heath Hardage Lee

In today’s hyper-partisan environment, it can be comforting to look to the past for examples of other difficult moments that the body politic managed to overcome. It’s even tempting to view those days through the lens of revisionist history because it’s soothing and serves as a reminder that we’ve been through hard times before.

Aug 5, 2024 | spectator.org | Heath Hardage Lee |Ben Stein

The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon: The Life and Times of Washington‚Äôs Most Private First LadyBy Heath Hardage Lee(St. Martin‚Äôs Press/416 pages/$32)Patricia Ryan Nixon was, as far as I have ever been able to tell, pretty much flawless. She was born into extremely modest circumstances in the small town of Ely, Nevada on what was once called ‚Äúthe loneliest highway in America …‚ÄĚ in 1916. Her parents had very little money.