Lucy Winchester (secretary)

Lucy Alexander Winchester (born January 11, 1937) is a Kentucky socialite and farmer who served as the 14th White House Social Secretary during the entirety of the Presidency of Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon.[1][2]

Lucy Alexander Winchester
14th White House Social Secretary
In office
1969–1974
PresidentRichard Nixon
Preceded byBess Abell
Succeeded byNancy Lammerding Ruwe
Personal details
Born (1937-01-11) January 11, 1937
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Spouse(s)
William I. Winchester
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(m. 1962⁠–⁠1966)​

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(m. 1988; died 2003)​
EducationSweet Briar College
Finch College
University of Kentucky

Early life and career

Winchester was born in Lexington, Kentucky as Lucy Moulthrop Alexander. She attended Sweet Briar College and Finch College, and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Kentucky. She worked as a clerk and typist in a variety of roles, including the Leo Burnett Company in New York City and a clerk and guide at the United States Mission to the United Nations.

During Winchester's first marriage, she was a housewife and owner and manager of a family farm. In 1968, she was a volunteer for the Nixon-Agnew ticket.

Government positions
Winchester with President Richard Nixon in 1971

Winchester worked in the White House from 1969 until Nixon's resignation in 1974.[3] After Nixon left office, she was named Assistant Chief of Protocol at the United States Department of State and remained in close contact with the Nixon family.

Winchester's files are preserved by the White House Historical Association and the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum.[4] She was also invited to a private luncheon and tea with First Lady Laura Bush.[5]

Personal life

In 1962, she married William I. Winchester. They divorced in 1966.[6]

Winchester was married to former Governor of Kentucky Edward T. Breathitt, Jr .[7][8]

References
  1. "Lucy A. Winchester Papers, White House Central Files, 1969-1974". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  2. Green, Emma (2013-08-22). "How the Nixon Administration Tried to Woo Women". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  3. "Tape 818, Conversation 2 (818-002) » Richard Nixon Foundation". Richard Nixon Foundation. 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  4. "Lucy A. Winchester (White House Central Files: Staff Member and Office Files) | Richard Nixon Museum and Library". www.nixonlibrary.gov. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  5. "Jennifer Pickens White House Wednesdays Blog". Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  6. Sherman, Gabriel (2014-01-14). The Loudest Voice in the Room: How the Brilliant, Bombastic Roger Ailes Built Fox News--and Divided a Country. Random House Publishing Group. p. 61. ISBN 9780679644095. lucy winchester nixon.
  7. "Edward T. Breathitt, 78; Pushed Historic Civil Rights Law as Kentucky Governor". Los Angeles Times. 2003-10-16. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
  8. LEAZER, MELONY. "Breathitt recalled as 'a good and decent man'". Kentucky New Era. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
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