▁head . ▁She ▁turned ▁her ▁head ▁towards ▁David , ▁which ▁made ▁it ▁appear ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁st aring ▁directly ▁at ▁her . ▁Her ▁grand m other ▁Hann ah ▁N ixon ▁would ▁come ▁to ▁watch ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁whenever ▁her ▁parents ▁tra ve led . ▁As ▁a ▁child , ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁favorite ▁p ets ▁was ▁a ▁co cker ▁span iel ▁named ▁Check ers , ▁who ▁figured ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁father ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁speech es , ▁given ▁during ▁his ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁campaign ▁for ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Vice ▁Pres iden cy , ▁she ▁attended ▁the ▁private ▁Sid well ▁Fri ends ▁School ▁in ▁Washington ▁along ▁with ▁her ▁sister , ▁Tr icia . ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁father ▁lost ▁the ▁President ial ▁E lection ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy , ▁Jul ie ▁felt ▁" b atter ed " ▁by ▁the ▁results ▁and ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁votes ▁had ▁" be en ▁st olen ". ▁ ▁After ▁her ▁father ▁lost ▁his ▁president ial ▁bid ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁the ▁family ▁returned ▁to ▁California , ▁where ▁her ▁father ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁governor ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁The ▁N ix ons ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁after ▁the ▁g ubern atorial ▁race , ▁and ▁Jul ie ▁attended ▁Smith ▁College ▁after ▁her ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁the ▁Chap in ▁School . ▁She ▁received ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁education ▁from ▁The ▁Catholic