Nixon White House Tapes — Conversation 369-030 Date: Wednesday, October 18, 1972 at 7:55 PM Participants: Nixon, Richard M. (President); Thurmond, Strom Recording device: Old Executive Office Building Source: https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/369-030 This transcript was generated automatically by AI (WhisperX) and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite it as authoritative. [0:00] Well, well, congratulations. [0:11] And give my very best to that beautiful wife and that wonderful son you have. [0:17] And we just appreciate you all the time, the way you stood by us. [0:22] And we're going to, whatever happens, just... [0:26] and be sure that Strong's friends played a great role in it. [0:46] Well, Strong, you've helped enormously, and we do appreciate it, and I just hope everything's going well there at the hospital. [1:05] You tell her I weighed nine and a half pounds. [1:09] Those were the days before they found out how to reduce the weight. [1:13] All right.