▁father ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁she ▁wrote ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁her ▁mother , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁best - s eller ▁Pat ▁N ixon : ▁The ▁U nt old ▁Story . ▁She ▁continues ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁works ▁that ▁support ▁her ▁parents ' ▁leg a cies ▁and ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Richard ▁N ixon ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁two ▁daughters , ▁Jenn ie ▁Eisen h ower ▁and ▁Mel anie ▁Catherine ▁Eisen h ower , ▁and ▁a ▁son , ▁Alex ▁Eisen h ower . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Jul ie ▁N ixon ▁was ▁born ▁while ▁her ▁father , ▁Richard ▁N ixon , ▁was ▁a ▁Congress man , ▁but ▁much ▁of ▁her ▁child hood ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁her ▁father ' s ▁service ▁as ▁D w ight ▁Eisen h ower ' s ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁( 1 9 5 3 – 6 1 ). ▁ ▁She ▁re called ▁her ▁father ▁as ▁being ▁rom antic , ▁while ▁her ▁mother ▁was ▁" p ract ical ▁and ▁down ▁to ▁earth ". ▁Her ▁mother ▁tried ▁to ▁" se al " ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁sister ▁from ▁much ▁of ▁her ▁father ' s ▁political ▁career . ▁At ▁his ▁second ▁inaug uration , ▁President ▁Eisen h ower ▁suggested ▁to ▁ 8 - year - old ▁Jul ie ▁as ▁their ▁photograph ▁was ▁being ▁taken , ▁to ▁hide ▁a ▁black ▁eye ▁( which ▁she ▁had ▁acquired ▁in ▁a ▁s led ding ▁accident ) ▁by ▁turning ▁her