William F. "Billy" Graham was a prominent evangelist who served as a close spiritual advisor and informal confidant to President Richard Nixon. During the taping period, Graham frequently communicated with Nixon and his chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, offering advice on public speeches, the Vietnam War, and the 1972 re-election campaign. A regular White House visitor who often led worship services, his counsel on both spiritual and political matters was captured on the White House tapes, though he held no official titled position.
On April 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 9:52 pm to 9:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 001-014 of the White House Tapes.
On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 4:38 pm to 4:48 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-102 of the White House Tapes.
On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, Henry A. Kissinger, Ronald W. Reagan, John D. Ehrlichman, and Tricia Nixon Cox met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 4:38 pm to 5:18 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 255-040 of the White House Tapes.
On August 10, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, Harry S. Dent, William F. ("Billy") Graham, Roy Gustafson, Arthur Smith, Fred Rhodes, Paul Harvey, David McConnell, Nelson Bell, George Rideout, Porter Routh, Tom Phillips, Robert Van Kampen, Charles Crutchfield, Bill Mead, Ben Hayden, Ed Johnson, Stan Mooneyham, Tom Lake, Alan Bell, W. A. Criswell, Theodore Epp, Pat Zondervan, Alan Emory, Bill Walton, Maxy Jarman, Bill Bright, Robert Denny, James Jeffrey, T. W. Wilson, Harold Lindsell, Don Gaeblein, White House photographer, and Rose Mary Woods met in the Oval Office of the White House from 5:20 pm to 5:45 pm. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 560-003 of the White House Tapes.
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 9:40 pm to 9:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-018 of the White House Tapes.
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 6:04 pm to 6:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-148 of the White House Tapes.
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 6:04 pm to 6:09 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 292-026 of the White House Tapes.
On November 21, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 6:37 pm to 6:50 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 015-074 of the White House Tapes.
On December 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 7:44 pm to 7:55 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-124 of the White House Tapes.
On December 25, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 9:57 am to 9:58 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 017-065 of the White House Tapes.
On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 3:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-040 of the White House Tapes.
On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, White House operator, Raymond K. Price, Jr., Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, and Melvin R. Laird met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 3:31 pm and 5:11 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 313-021 of the White House Tapes.
On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:34 pm and 3:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-042 of the White House Tapes.
On February 1, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Rose Mary Woods, Ronald L. Ziegler, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:03 am to 11:37 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 662-004 of the White House Tapes.
On April 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 3:57 pm to 4:09 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 022-160 of the White House Tapes.
On May 8, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), Alexander P. Butterfield, Melvin R. Laird, White House operator, Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Thelma C. ("Pat") (Ryan) Nixon, Henry A. Kissinger, Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo, Charles W. Colson, [David] Kenneth Rush, Ronald L. Ziegler, George Meany, Edward R. F. Cox, William F. ("Billy") Graham, and Lawrence M. Higby met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 9:45 pm to 11:22 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 336-069 of the White House Tapes.
On May 8, 1972, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:52 pm and 11:22 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 024-033 of the White House Tapes.
On June 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 3:11 pm to 3:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 026-016 of the White House Tapes.
On June 27, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building from 3:11 pm to 3:32 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 344-030 of the White House Tapes.
On October 16, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 7:25 pm to 7:37 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 031-085 of the White House Tapes.
On February 21, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 8:10 pm to 8:30 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 043-161 of the White House Tapes.
On April 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon, White House operator, and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:50 am and 10:00 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 893-004 of the White House Tapes.
On April 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 10:00 am to 10:08 am. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 044-143 of the White House Tapes.
On April 11, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:00 am and 10:08 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 893-005 of the White House Tapes.
On April 30, 1973, William F. ("Billy") Graham and President Richard M. Nixon talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-045 of the White House Tapes.
On April 30, 1973, White House operator, President Richard M. Nixon, and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 10:20 pm and 10:32 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 045-042 of the White House Tapes.