First Lady Pat Nixon and President Richard Nixon reviewing supplies bound for Peru, June 28, 1970.
Mrs. Nixon organized a relief effort for Peru after a 7.9 “Great Peruvian Earthquake” occurred on May 31, 1970. She flew with a cargo plane loaded with aid supplies, and visited the hospitals, relief centers and hardest hit disaster areas. She was later awarded The Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun by the President of Peru, the highest honor and oldest historic medal Peru (and South America) bestows for valor. Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum Identifier: C3777-11A.
-from the Nixon Library
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