Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 18 › Conversation 018-032

Nixon phone call with an unidentified caller on Billy Graham

Monday, January 10, 1972 · 1:42 PM ET · White House Telephone · 11 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); White House operatorConversation018-032 on Tape 18 (tape position 01:07:09–01:07:21)StartMonday, January 10, 1972 at 1:42 PMEndMonday, January 10, 1972 at 1:42 PMRecording deviceWhite House TelephoneSourceNixon Library record for 018-032 ↗ · National Archives Catalog, NAID 417192157 ↗

An 11-second recording. What it contains is described by the archivists' log below; no AI summary is shown for recordings this short.

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On January 10, 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at 1:42 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 018-032 of the White House Tapes.

Conversation No. 18-32

Date: January 10, 1972
Time: 1:42 pm
Location: White House Telephone

President talked with the White House operator.

[See Conversation No. 313-4]

     Request for a call to the Rev. William F. (“Billy”) Graham
         -Location

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Yes, please.
Could you get me Dr. Billy Graham, please?
I think he's in Puerto Rico.
Yes, Mr. President.
Thank you.
  • 313-001 1:34 PM · 29 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 313-002 1:34 PM · 7 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 313-003 1:34 PM · 6 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 1:34 pm and 1:42 pm.
  • 018-033 1:42 PM · 30 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 018-034 1:42 PM · 9 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator talked on the telephone at an unknown time between 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 313-004 1:42 PM · 12 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and the White House operator met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at 1:42 pm.
  • 313-005 1:42 PM · 29 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 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm.
  • 313-006 1:42 PM · 8 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 1:42 pm and 2:36 pm.

Conversation 018-032, January 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives (NAID 417192157). Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-032 (accessed November 13, 2026).