Patricia Hitt
Patricia Reilly Hitt (January 24, 1918 – January 9, 2006)[1][2] was the Assistant Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under President Richard Nixon. She died of natural causes on January 9, 2006, at her home in Balboa Island. Hitt was 87 years old.[3] It was noted that she had died on the date that would have been the late president's 93rd birthday. She was the highest-ranking woman in Nixon's first administration.[4]
References
- ^ A Matter of Simple Justice
- ^ United States Social Security Death Index: Patricia Reilly Hitt
- ^ "Patricia Hitt, 87, Longtime Nixon Supporter". New York Times. January 17, 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-23.
- ^ Thurber, Jon (January 13, 2006). "Patricia Hitt, 87; Served Under Nixon, Worked on His Campaigns". Los Angeles Times.
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