Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 11 › Conversation 011-017
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on William F. Graham
Thursday, October 7, 1971 · 9:20 PM–9:40 PM ET · White House Telephone · 8 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiated a brief telephone communication through the White House operator to contact evangelist William F. “Billy” Graham. The primary purpose of this interaction was to facilitate a direct conversation between the President and Graham. No further substantive policy matters or decisions were recorded during this brief connection attempt.
- William F. Graham
- Presidential communication
- White House operations
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NARA Description
On October 7, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 9:20 pm and 9:40 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-017 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 011-017
Date: October 7, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:20 pm and 9:40 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White house operator.
Request for call to William F. (“Billy”) GrahamAlso recorded on October 8, 1971
- 011-010 8:58 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 8:58 pm.
- 011-011 8:58 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:58 pm and 9:03 pm.
- 011-012 8:58 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:58 pm and 9:03 pm.
- 011-013 8:58 PM · 14 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 8:58 pm and 9:03 pm.
- 011-014 9:03 PM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:03 pm to 9:09 pm.
- 011-015 9:09 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles G. ("Bebe") Rebozo talked on the telephone from 9:09 pm to 9:11 pm.
- 011-016 9:17 PM · 39 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Charles W. Colson talked on the telephone from 9:17 pm to 9:20 pm.
- 011-018 9:40 PM · 4 min — President Richard M. Nixon and William F. ("Billy") Graham talked on the telephone from 9:40 pm to 9:44 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 011-017, October 8, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/011-017 (accessed October 12, 2026).