Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 16 › Conversation 016-123
Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Billy Graham
Sunday, December 19, 1971 · 6:50 PM–7:44 PM ET · White House Telephone · 7 sec
AI Summary
President Nixon initiates a request through the White House operator to place a personal telephone call to the Reverend Billy Graham. This brief exchange serves as the administrative bridge to establish communication with one of the President's most prominent spiritual advisors. No further substantive policy matters were discussed during this request.
- Billy Graham
- Presidential communication
- Religious relations
- White House operations
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NARA Description
On December 19, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 6:50 pm and 7:44 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 016-123 of the White House Tapes.
Nixon Library Finding Aid
Conversation No. 16-123
Date: December 19, 1971
Time: Unknown between 6:50 pm and 7:44 pm
Location: White House Telephone
The President talked with the White House operator.
Request for a call to William F. (“Billy”) GrahamAlso recorded on December 19, 1971
- 016-119 2:26 PM · 5 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 2:26 pm and 3:10 pm.
- 016-120 3:10 PM · 30 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Charles W. Colson, and unknown person(s) talked on the telephone from 3:10 pm to 3:36 pm.
- 016-121 3:36 PM · 11 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 3:36 pm and 6:49 pm.
- 016-122 6:49 PM · 3 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler talked on the telephone from 6:49 pm to 6:50 pm.
Cite this conversation
Conversation 016-123, December 19, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/016-123 (accessed October 11, 2026).