b . ▁ 1 9 8 0 ) ▁and ▁Mel anie ▁Catherine ▁Eisen h ower ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 8 4 ). ▁ ▁First ▁daughter ▁During ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁president ial ▁election ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁when ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ine e , ▁Jul ie ▁began ▁to ▁feel ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁not ▁active ▁enough ▁in ▁her ▁father ' s ▁campaign ▁and ▁wor ried ▁over ▁what ▁she ▁believed ▁was ▁Hub ert ▁Hum ph rey ' s ▁popular ity ▁at ▁Smith ▁College , ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁att ending ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁She ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁role ▁in ▁his ▁campaign , ▁and ▁shook ▁hands ▁for ▁hours ▁while ▁gre eting ▁people . ▁Despite ▁not ▁lik ing ▁the ▁public ity ▁and ▁h ating ▁to ▁answer ▁" person al ▁questions ," ▁she ▁did ▁anything ▁she ▁could ▁to ▁help ▁her ▁father . ▁ ▁While ▁her ▁father ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁( 1 9 6 9 – 7 4 ), ▁Jul ie ▁became ▁active ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁as ▁a ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁children ' s ▁issues , ▁the ▁environment , ▁and ▁the ▁elder ly . ▁She ▁gave ▁t ours ▁to ▁disabled ▁children , ▁filled ▁in ▁for ▁her ▁mother ▁at ▁events , ▁and ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁interest ▁in ▁foreign ▁policy . ▁ ▁She ▁and ▁Tr icia ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁Caroline ▁Kennedy ▁and ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy , ▁Jr ., ▁when ▁they ▁visited ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁The ▁sister s ▁took ▁the ▁young ▁Kenn