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

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

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 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon directed the White House operator to place a telephone call to Reverend Billy Graham. The operator noted that Graham was believed to be in Puerto Rico at the time. This exchange served as an administrative request to facilitate communication between the President and his advisor.

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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.

NARA Description

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.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

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

Also recorded on January 10, 1972

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.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 018-032, January 10, 1972. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/018-032 (accessed September 29, 2026).