In 1987, Richard Nixon wrote this letter to Donald Trump after his wife watched this interview:

“Dear Donald, I did not see the program but Mrs. Nixon told me that you were great on ‘The Donahue Show,’.. As you can imagine, she is an expert on politics and she predicts that whenever you decide to run for office you will be a winner!”

https://rumble.com/v10jtle-1987-12-15-trump-interviewed-by-phil-donahue-for-donahue.html