President Nixon instructed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Reverend Billy Graham. This brief administrative interaction served as the initiation for a direct communication line between the President and his longtime religious advisor. No substantive policy discussions occurred during this exchange as it was purely a request to connect with Graham.
On October 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone from 5:50 pm to 6:04 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 011-147 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding AidConversation No. 011-147 Date: October 19, 1971 Time: 5:50 pm - 6:04 pm Location: White House Telephone The President talked with the White House operator. [See Conversation No. 292-25] Request for call to William F. (“Billy”) Graham
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