Nany Evans oral history.indd - Washington Secretary of State
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He hadn’t dated all that much. The thing I remember most, other than that he was a very<br />
nice person and a very handsome man, was his intrigue. Each time I went out with him I<br />
learned something new. I saw a man <strong>of</strong> depth.”<br />
<strong>Evans</strong>: Is that what I said?<br />
Hughes: You did. And I really like the word “intrigue.”<br />
<strong>Evans</strong>: Well, that’s the way it was. Gee, what else do you have there?<br />
Hughes: Oh, all kinds <strong>of</strong> stuff. Your life is an open book. There are no secrets from The<br />
Legacy Project. They say you’re supposed to Google yourself and see what you can find out.<br />
<strong>Evans</strong>: Nah.<br />
Hughes: “I didn’t know what I was getting to,” you added. “I knew he was a legislator, but<br />
good heavens – at that time the Legislature was two or three months every two years. I<br />
had no idea he would ever run for governor, and I don’t think he did either.” Meantime,<br />
you’re pretty soon a mom. When does Dan Jr. arrive?<br />
<strong>Evans</strong>: November 25, 1960.<br />
Hughes: So were you still teaching part-time?<br />
<strong>Evans</strong>: No. When we got married I quit teaching. It’s shameful, but I have never worked for<br />
money since we were married.<br />
Hughes: Well, you have done a lot <strong>of</strong> other important things.<br />
<strong>Evans</strong>: I’ve been busy, but it only costs money. We don’t get paid; we pay out. … But I<br />
need to tell you a story about another wonderful trip we took before our lives got so<br />
complicated. Dan was an engineer, and I think around September (<strong>of</strong> 1959) he came home<br />
one day and said, “Well, I quit my job.” And I said, “Really?” (laughing) Or words to that<br />
effect. Then he said, “Why don’t we plan a trip?” And I said, “Well, jeepers, don’t you<br />
have to get a job first?” He wasn’t worried. He had been working a while so he had some<br />
money. I didn’t have any. I was a school teacher.<br />
So we started planning a trip. We ended up writing letters to tourist bureaus all<br />
over Europe. We ordered a car. And on December 31 st we flew to Los Angeles, saw the<br />
Rose Bowl, which the Huskies won, spent the night on the floor <strong>of</strong> the hotel room <strong>of</strong><br />
friends <strong>of</strong> ours, Aylelne and Alan Bluechel. And the next morning flew to Copenhagen on<br />
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