Nixon White House Tapes ›Tape 542 › Conversation 542-007

Nixon, Bear & Hughes on Oval Office and White House tour

Thursday, July 22, 1971 · 12:31 PM–12:35 PM ET · Oval Office ·4 min

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); Bear, Stanley H.; Bear, Stanley H. (Mrs.); Bear, Susan; Bear, Vickie; Bear, Nancy; Bear, David; Hughes, James D. ("Don")Conversation542-007 onTape 542 (tape position 02:54:39–03:00:07)StartThursday, July 22, 1971 at 12:31 PMEndThursday, July 22, 1971 at 12:35 PMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 542-007 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon hosted Stanley H. Bear, a longtime doctor and associate, along with his wife and children for a brief Oval Office meeting. The visit served as a social courtesy to acknowledge the family, during which the President exchanged pleasantries, presented gifts, and arranged for a special White House tour. Nixon also expressed personal gratitude for Bear's years of loyal professional service as the family prepared to depart.

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Thank you.

Well, let's see here.

Let's go.

We'll get one of the doctors in a long time.

Look out there and smile.

When I was one, I always tried to get people who were really loyal to me.

I met them out there at the center of the city.

If you didn't have time to do anything, you might get a little bit of help.

If you have a money question, call me today.

If you have any money, call me.

Now let's see.

I'm very grateful.

Thank you.

You're a father.

That's a very nice comment from you.

Thank you very much.

And I'll say a key thing to you.

I'm a boy.

I can't give you a goal.

You can start pushing the car key on that.

You don't drive a car yet.

I'll leave that up to you.

Your room.

I like that.

Thank you.

Well, the doctor's done a great job for us these years.

He's obviously taken care of his family too.

And we're sorry to see him go, but it's a service.

I'm sorry for that.

You're a great man.

Now if you have an eye or a nose, just tell us about it.

No, that's not fair.

You know what?

We wish you all the best.

I'm sure they have a special tour.

I'm sure you haven't already had any.

All of you have.

Are you coming out with any new shows?

Well, we're on our way.

We've always been kind of rolling there as far as that.

So I see it's rolling.

Glad to have you here.

You've got a wonderful family there.

I want to hear it from you.

We've been doing it all too long.

You have too.

I'm sorry.

NARA Description

On July 22, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stanley H. Bear, Mrs. Stanley H. Bear, Susan Bear, Vickie Bear, Nancy Bear, David Bear, and James D. ("Don") Hughes met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:31 pm to 12:35 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 542-007 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 542-7

Date: July 22, 1971
Time: 12:31 pm - 12:35 pm
Location: Oval Office

The President met with Stanley H. Bear, Mrs. Stanley H. Bear, Susan Bear, Vicki Bear, Nancy
Bear, David Bear and James D. Hughes.

     Introductions
           -Mrs. Bear
                -Home state
           -Children
                -Ages

     Arrangements for photograph

     Presidential gifts

     Bear
            -Work for the President

     Special White House tour

Bear et al. left at 12:35 pm.

Also recorded on July 22, 1971

542-006 12:28 PM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:28 pm and 12:31 pm.
542-008 12:36 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at 12:36 pm.
542-009 12:36 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Robert J. Jamison, Mrs. Robert J. Jamison, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:36 pm to 12:40 pm.
542-010 12:41 PM · 2 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Dianne C. Tankoos, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:41 pm to 12:45 pm.
542-011 12:45 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:45 pm and 12:49 pm.
542-012 12:49 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 12:49 pm to 12:57 pm.
542-013 12:57 PM · 1 min — United States Secret Service agents met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 12:57 pm and 11:59 pm.
266-001 1:06 PM · 37 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:06 pm and 1:44 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 542-007, July 22, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/542-007 (accessed September 18, 2026).