Chelsea's Big Day: A Brief History of White House Weddings

Patricia Nixon, 1971
Despite fears of rain, Patricia, or Tricia, as she was called, insisted that her wedding be in the White House Rose Garden — the first and only wedding ceremony hosted there. Tricia married Edward Cox, a Harvard Law student, and appeared on the cover of LIFE magazine in her wedding dress.

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