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Nixon & Thurmond on Political support and Personal welfare

Wednesday, October 18, 1972 · 7:55 PM–7:57 PM ET · Old Executive Office Building · 2 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Thurmond, StromConversation369-030 on Tape 369StartWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:55 PMEndWednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:57 PMRecording deviceOld Executive Office BuildingSourceNixon Library record for 369-030 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief, informal meeting with Senator Strom Thurmond to express personal gratitude for the Senator's steadfast political support. The conversation primarily focused on exchanging well-wishes for the health of Thurmond’s family members, specifically regarding a hospitalization. Nixon acknowledged the vital role played by Thurmond’s political allies, emphasizing their continued alliance ahead of the election.

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Well, well, congratulations.
And give my very best to that beautiful wife and that wonderful son you have.
And we just appreciate you all the time, the way you stood by us.
And we're going to, whatever happens, just...
and be sure that Strong's friends played a great role in it.
Well, Strong, you've helped enormously, and we do appreciate it, and I just hope everything's going well there at the hospital.
You tell her I weighed nine and a half pounds.
Those were the days before they found out how to reduce the weight.
All right.

NARA Description

On October 18, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Strom Thurmond met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:55 pm to 7:57 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 369-030 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 369-30

Date: October 18, 1972
Time: 7:55 pm - 7:57 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with Strom Thurmond.

[See Conversation No. 31-134; one item has been withdrawn]

Also recorded on October 18, 1972

  • 031-131 7:23 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:23 pm and 7:28 pm.
  • 031-132 7:28 PM · 16 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph H. Cake talked on the telephone from 7:28 pm to 7:30 pm.
  • 369-026 7:28 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ralph H. Cake met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 7:28 pm to 7:30 pm.
  • 031-133 7:30 PM · 19 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:55 pm.
  • 369-027 7:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:55 pm.
  • 369-028 7:30 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:55 pm.
  • 369-029 7:30 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 7:30 pm and 7:55 pm.
  • 031-134 7:55 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Strom Thurmond talked on the telephone from 7:55 pm to 7:57 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 369-030, October 18, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/369-030 (accessed October 10, 2026).