President Richard Nixon Vents About The 'All in the Family' Episode Guest-Starring Anthony Geary & Philip Carey In Newly Found Audio Tape

Clockwise from Top Left: Philip Carey, Anthony Geary, Jean Stapleton, Richard Nixon and Carroll O'Connor.

New audio has been found of then-President Richard Nixon complaining about a TV show he stumbled upon that was glorifying homosexuality: ALL IN THE FAMILY. The show was centered around the father of the family, Archie Bunch, a lovable bigot. The episode Nixon watched was the fifth one ever, "Judging Books by Covers," which aired February 9, 1971. How does this relate to soap operas? The two key guest stars in the episode were GENERAL HOSPITAL's Anthony Geary, who played Mike's photographer friend, Roger (or "Roger The Fairy" as Archie called him), and ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Philip Carey as Archie's tough guy drinking buddy, Steve. The twist in the story was that Steve was the one that turned out to be gay, not Roger.

President Nixon saw this episode on TV (although he thought it was a movie) and was upset the CBS show was "glorifying homosexuality". Check out a transcript of the new audio below (h/t americablog.com of a conversation between Nixon, Domestic Affairs Advisor John Ehrlichman, and Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman. Then watch the memorable episode of ALL IN THE FAMILY featuring Geary and Carey.

Jean Stapleton Dead at 90

Jean Stapleton, best known for playing Edith Bunker in ALL IN THE FAMILY, passed away on Thursday. She was 90.

For her work on ALL IN THE FAMILY, Stapleton won three Emmys and three Golden Globes. When she was not inhabiting the character of Edith, Stapleton spoke without that New York accent, and sang professionally. She began her career with the Robert Shaw Chorale while still in college, and began working as a stage actress in 1941. In a duet with O'Connor, she sang ALL IN THE FAMILY's opening theme, letting him bellow the first few lines before joining in, hilariously off key, "And you know who you were then...".