Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 4 › Conversation 004-100

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Billy Graham and Communication

Wednesday, June 9, 1971 · 4:17 PM–4:38 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation004-100 on Tape 4 (tape position 03:39:44–03:39:52)StartWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 4:17 PMEndWednesday, June 9, 1971 at 4:38 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 004-100 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon initiated a brief telephone request to the White House operator to be connected with Dr. Billy Graham. The conversation served solely as a functional bridge to facilitate communication between the President and the prominent evangelist. No further discussion or substantive policy deliberations occurred during this brief exchange.

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Dr. Billy Graham, please.
Thank you.

NARA Description

On June 9, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:17 pm and 4:38 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 004-100 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 4-100

Date: June 9, 1971
Time: Unknown between 4:17 pm and 4:38 pm
Location: White House Telephone

The President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 255-39]

     Asked to speak with William F. (“Billy”) Graham

Also recorded on June 9, 1971

  • 004-098 3:51 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:51 pm and 4:04 pm.
  • 004-099 4:04 PM · 13 min — President Richard M. Nixon and George P. Shultz talked on the telephone from 4:04 pm to 4:17 pm.
  • 004-101 4:17 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 4:17 pm and 4:38 pm.
  • 255-039 4:35 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 4:35 pm and 4:48 pm.
  • 004-102 4:38 PM · 11 min — President Richard M. Nixon, William F. ("Billy") Graham, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 4:38 pm to 4:48 pm.
  • 255-040 4:38 PM · 31 min — 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.
  • 004-103 4:50 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Ronald W. Reagan, and Henry A. Kissinger talked on the telephone from 4:50 pm to 4:55 pm.
  • 004-104 4:55 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and John D. Ehrlichman talked on the telephone from 4:55 pm to 5:00 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 004-100, June 9, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/004-100 (accessed October 12, 2026).