Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 31 › Conversation 031-082

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Billy Graham

Monday, October 16, 1972 · 7:19 PM ET · White House Telephone · 17 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation031-082 on Tape 31StartMonday, October 16, 1972 at 7:19 PMEndMonday, October 16, 1972 at 7:19 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 031-082 ↗

A 17-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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NARA Description

On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 7:19 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-082 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 31-82

Date: October 16, 1972
Time: 7:19 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

        Request for a call to William F. (“Billy”) Graham

        Return call from Stephen B. Bull

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Could you try Dr. Billy Graham, please?
Yes, and Mr. Steve Bull returns your call, Mr. President.
No, I don't need him.
I got it from somebody else.
Thank you.

Also recorded on October 16, 1972

  • 031-087 7:14 PM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 7:14 pm to 7:59 pm.
  • 031-083 7:19 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:19 pm and 7:20 pm.
  • 031-084 7:20 PM · 13 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Tricia Nixon Cox talked on the telephone from 7:20 pm to 7:21 pm.
  • 031-085 7:25 PM · 8 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 7:25 pm to 7:37 pm.
  • 031-086 7:37 PM · 20 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:37 pm and 7:41 pm.
  • 031-088 7:59 PM · 15 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:59 pm and 8:00 pm.
  • 031-089 7:59 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 7:59 pm and 8:00 pm.
  • 031-090 8:00 PM · 21 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Frank Scumaci talked on the telephone from 8:00 pm to 8:01 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 031-082, October 16, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/031-082 (accessed November 2, 2026).