Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 023-122 Date: Tuesday, May 2, 1972 at 6:06 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Gandy, Helen Recording device: White House Telephone Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/023-122 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [0:01] Hello. [0:01] Ms. Gandy is on the line, Mr. President. [0:03] Yes, Mr. President. [0:04] Well, Ms. Gandy, I know that how very, very much the director... [0:12] had his confidence and respect in you over these years, and Mrs. Nixon and I wanted to extend our sympathy to you. [0:18] As you know, I considered him and we all, all of our family, one of our dearest and closest friends in and out of office, and I know how you must have felt about him, and I just wanted you to know that we were thinking of you today. [0:31] I know how much he thought of you, Mr. President. [0:34] Yes, and he was a great man, but there's never a great man without a great secretary. [0:39] Well, thank you so much. [0:40] And that's you. [0:41] Goodbye.