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Conversation 495-016

TapeTape 495StartFriday, May 7, 1971 at 12:19 PMEndFriday, May 7, 1971 at 12:20 PMTape start time01:20:07Tape end time01:23:54ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President);  Bull, Stephen B.;  Howard, W. Rick;  Howard, Marcis;  Northrup, Mr.Recording deviceOval Office
AI Summary

President Nixon met with Stephen Bull, W. Richard Howard, Marcia Howard, and Mr. Northrup for a brief courtesy call, during which White House photographer Northrup utilized an experimental camera to document the meeting. The participants exchanged pleasantries and discussed the distribution of presidential gifts, including cufflinks and the presidential seal. The conversation also briefly touched upon the personality and White House performances of entertainer Pearl Bailey.

White House PhotographyPresidential GiftsPearl BaileyCourtesy CallOval Office
AudioNARA Description

On May 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, W. Richard Howard, Marcis Howard, and Mr. Northrup met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:19 pm to 12:20 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 495-016 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 495-16

Date: May 7, 1971
Time: 12:19 pm - 12:20 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stephen B. Bull, W. Richard (“Dick”) Howard, Marcia
                                                                    Conv. No.
                                                                           Howard,
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                                                                                   and
                                                                                     (cont.)
                                                                                       Mr.
Northrup [Forename unknown]: the White House photographer was present at the beginning of
the meeting.

     Photo arrangements

     Gifts
             -Presidential seal
             -Cufflinks

     Pearl Bailey
           -An item of apparel
           -A chair
           -Performance in "Hello Dolly"
                 -White House appearance

     Youth

     Farewells

Bull, Howard, et al., left at 12:20 pm.
Transcript (AI-Generated)

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Okay, get covered.
How are you?
Hi, how are you?
Nice to see you.
My wife, Marcia.
Nice to see you.
We're happy to have you.
We're happy to have you.
We're happy to have you.
We're happy to have you.
We're happy to have you.
We're happy to have you.
We're happy to have you.
I've got a bigger camera.
It's an experimental camera, sir.
It's a huge camera.
I want to try it out.
This is the first time I've used it.
It's a large camera.
It's a little bigger.
I have a picture of it.
It's a large camera, sir.
And you've been good enough already, I think, up there.
Yeah.
I was giving a little person a few comments, and he just went, oh, it's so loud.
I know.
It's so loud.
If you see this needle, it's going to see what I'm going to do here.
And you can just stare at it.
It's, it's a, it's a little tricky.
It's the same thing as a cobbler.
Yeah, sure.
She carries a chair around and everything else.
We can't afford to have too many of those chairs go.
We can get her a chair, you know, that she sat in at the White House and she carries it on the plane and buys an extra seat or something.
She puts it in the chair of her husband.
He's quite a gal.
She's a great personality, a show business personality.
A fine person.
A fine person.
She's a girl, isn't she?
A girl, yes.
Yeah, I'd love to see her in Dolly.
She did do what you can't do in the White House.
She did the, you know, the lead song in it, but I didn't get to hear it.
She's really quite a remarkable woman.
Quite a remarkable woman.
Well, he's not pretty.
She puts down these kids whenever they, uh, they behave badly.
She helps them.
That's right.
Well, most of them are alright.
It's just a few.
Well, that's all right.
Thank you.
Thank you for your work.
Thank you.
Thank you so much.
Well, I've got to go now.
I'm going to go out and see the garden.
I'm going to go see the garden.
So hurry now.
Thank you.
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