, ▁" In ▁the ▁months ▁since ▁the ▁Water gate ▁hear ings ▁began , ▁she ▁[ Jul ie ] ▁has ▁become ▁her ▁father ' s ▁... ▁First ▁Lady ▁in ▁practice ▁if ▁not ▁in ▁fact ." ▁ ▁T aking ▁on ▁the ▁" role ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁explain ▁her ▁father ▁to ▁the ▁world ", ▁Jul ie ' s ▁public ▁defense ▁of ▁her ▁father ▁began ▁at ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁World ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁She ▁gave ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 3 8 ▁inter views ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁On ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁she ▁told ▁two ▁rep or ters ▁that ▁her ▁father ▁had ▁considered ▁res ign ing ▁over ▁Water gate , ▁but ▁that ▁the ▁family ▁had ▁talked ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁it . ▁On ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Jul ie ▁and ▁David ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁press ▁in ▁the ▁East ▁Garden ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁House . ▁She ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁President ▁planned ▁"... ▁to ▁take ▁this ▁constitution ally ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁wire ." ▁Just ▁before ▁no on ▁on ▁August ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁Jul ie ▁stood ▁behind ▁her ▁father ▁while ▁he ▁gave ▁his ▁good bye ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁staff . ▁She ▁would ▁later ▁say ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁hard est ▁moment ▁for ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁" F ort un ate ▁Son " ▁by ▁Cre ed ance ▁Clear water ▁Rev ival ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁relationship ▁of ▁Jul ie ▁N ixon ▁and