His letter to her at the time of their engagement was filled with their mutual plans: “It is our job to go forth together and accomplish great ends and we shall do it too.” Just before they were married, they decided to buy a car; Nixon found that the least expensive way was for him to take a bus to Detroit, buy the car there, and drive it back. He did, buying the car with money from her savings (because she was making four times as much money as he was then). Their wedding ring cost $324.75, which was most of the rest of their combined savings. Their honeymoon was in Mexico, and they carried
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