this honor now beckens america.nce to help lead the world at last out of the valley of turmoil and onto that high ground of peace that man has dreamed of since the dawn of civilization. >> those words from president richard nixon at his inaugural in 1969. >> and i'm fascinated by the photo of that woman with those glasses. nothing says 1969 like those glasses in the background. not the words but the imagery there. >>> this morning we are looking at a few of president nixon's words in a letter written to donald trump nearly 30 years ago what's taking place today in the nation's capitol. here's david wright. >> are you 40? >> reporter: 30 years ago donald trump was promoting his book, "the art of the deal". when this interview apparently made quite the impression prompting a former president to send trump a fan letter. dear donald, mrs. nixon said you were great on tv. she's an expert in politics and she said whenever you decide to run for office, you'll be a winner. signed, warm regards, richard nixon. what did they