Richard and Pat Nixon campaigning: Stone's film shows Pat disgruntled with campaigning and life as a political wife, and according to her daughter Julie, Pat did have problems with the lack of privacy and meaness of campaigns. However, she would have been far more disgruntled with Stone's representation because she was an active part of Nixon's earlier campaigns doing everything from planning strategies, pressing the flesh, and rallying support behind her husband. She was slowly phased out as Nixon ran for President.