Hitt, Patricia Reilly, 1918-2006

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Patricia Reilly Hitt (b. January 24, 1918, Taft, California-d. January 9, 2006, Newport Beach, California) served as national co-chair of the Nixon-Agnew Campaign in 1968, the first woman to hold the post in either party. In January 1969, the White House nominated her as Assistant Secretary for Community and Field Services (CFS), Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. The post, which Hitt held until 1973, made her the highest-ranking woman in Nixon's first administration.
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referencedIn Papers of Eunice P. Howe, (inclusive), (bulk), 1939-1999, 1970-1988 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Catalogue I of the Regional Oral History Office, 1954-1979 Bancroft Library
referencedIn Production Library Audio Recordings, 1999 - 2005 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn A Few Good Women Oral History collection Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Patricia Reilly Hitt Personal Papers, 1968–1973 Richard Nixon Library
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Newport Beach CA US
Taft CA US
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Birth 1918-01-24

Death 2006-01-09

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